Mar
A tartan of the Mar family.
Its design is pattern BRGRBR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Recorded by petition of the Countess of Mar to settle the proper Mar District sett; possibly pre-1850, designer unknown.
The Mar tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar | DB/4 R78 G78 R2 DB78 R/4 | 480 | — | |
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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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