Portree Check
A tartan of Clan Portree.
Its design is pattern RBRYRWRBBRBW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Designed for the Porteous Family Association; submitted by association president Captain Barry Porteous.
The Portree Check 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portree Check ★ | O/76 DB8 O16 LY4 O8 W6 O8 DR28 N14 O4 N8 W/4 | 288 | 2002 | |
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| (District) Tartan | 0.32 | O/76 LP8 O16 DY4 O8 W6 O8 DR28 N14 O4 N8 W/4 | 288 | ~2003 |
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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.
