MacInroy
A tartan of the [MacInroy](/families/macinroy/) family.
Its design is pattern [KGKRBRBRGK](/stripes/kgkrbrbrgk/) — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Recorded in the pattern books of Wilson's of Bannockburn, dating to 1819.
The MacInroy tartan groups 2 setts — the same named design recorded as different cloths (its kilt, Carpet, Child's…, or a transcription apart). The master sett (★) is the exemplar.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacInroy ★ | K/1 G3 K3 R1 DB3 R1 DB1 R3 G1 K/1 | 34 | 1856 | |
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| · ×4 — MacInroy | 0.00 | K/4 G12 K12 R4 DB12 R4 DB4 R12 G4 K/4 | 136 | — |
| · ×8 — (Clan) | 0.00 | K/8 G24 K24 R8 DB24 R8 DB8 R24 G8 K/8 | 272 | 1856 |
| 2 Variants: MacInroy · (Clan) | ||||
| Clan Tartan | 2.00 | K/4 G12 K12 R4 DP12 R4 DP4 R12 G4 K/4 | 136 | 1819 |
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Nearest tartans
The nearest NAMED TARTANS — each represented by its master sett — by ΔTartan distance from this tartan's master, which leads the table so the swatches line up against it.
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268
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72
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268
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Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 10270 named tartans (their master setts) placed by the first two principal components of the ΔTartan feature space (42% of its variance). Red is this tartan; blue dots are its nearest — click one to open its master cloth. The map is a flat projection of a many-dimensional space — how to read it.