Rothesay

A tartan of the Rothesay family.

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

First appeared in the Vestiarium Scoticum (1842) as "Prince of Rothesay"; once a Royal tartan worn by Edward VII as a child.

The Rothesay tartan is recorded as a single sett.

SettΔTartanThread countThreadsDate
RothesayG/8 N24 LO4 K20 Y20 LO6 Y/41602002
Rothesay sett

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