MacLeod of Lewis
A tartan of the MacLeod of Lewis family.
Its design is pattern KGKGR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The MacLeod of Lewis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacLeod of Lewis ★ | K/8 Y1 K8 Y12 R/1 | 51 | 1842 | |
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| · ×2 — MacLeod of Lewis | 0.00 | K/16 Y2 K16 Y24 R/2 | 102 | — |
| · ×4 — (Vestiarium Scoticum) | 0.00 | K/32 Y4 K32 Y48 R/4 | 204 | 1842 |
| 2 Variants: MacLeod of Lewis · (Vestiarium Scoticum) | ||||
| (Clan) | 0.17 | K/32 LY4 K32 LY48 R/4 | 204 | 1842 |
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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.











Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 10814 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.
