MacNeil of Colonsay
A tartan of the MacNeil of Colonsay family.
Its design is pattern GKGKGKGBRBRBW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The MacNeil of Colonsay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacNeil of Colonsay ★ | DG/16 K5 DG4 K8 DG44 K40 DG4 DB52 R10 DB4 R4 DB10 W/6 | 392 | 1815 | |
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| MacNeil of Colonsay | 0.15 | G/16 K5 G4 K8 G44 K40 G4 DB52 R10 DB4 R4 DB10 W/6 | 392 | — |
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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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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.
