Pope
Its design is pattern BKGKGKBKBKBK — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Welsh surname tartan woven at Cambrian Woollen Mill; differing warp and weft create a predominant stripe.
The Pope 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pope ★ | K/10 DR26 K2 DR4 K2 DR26 K3 DG36 K3 G30 K3 N/2 | 282 | 2004 | |
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| Welsh Name Tartan | 0.17 | K/10 R26 K2 R4 K2 R26 K3 DG36 K3 G30 K3 Y/2 | 282 | 2004 |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Pope of Wales
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.
