Nairn

A tartan of the Nairn family.

Its design is pattern BGBKBKGKBKY — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.

Appeared c.1930 in Anderson of Edinburgh's collection; worn by the Spencer-Nairn family, resembling Hunting Brodie without the yellow.

The Nairn tartan is recorded as a single sett.

SettΔTartanThread countThreadsDate
NairnDR/4 G20 DB20 K10 B4 K10 G20 K20 B4 K20 LO/42642002
Nairn sett

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