Skene
A tartan of the Skene family.
Its design is pattern BRGRGRG — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Skene 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skene ★ | DB/6 R3 G1 R3 G12 R3 G/1 | 51 | 1830 | |
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| · ×2 — Skene | 0.02 | DB/12 R6 G2 R6 G24 R6 G/2 | 102 | — |
| · ×4 — 1831 (Clan) | 0.02 | DB/24 R12 G4 R12 G48 R12 G/4 | 204 | 1830 |
| 3 Variants: Skene · 1831 (Clan) · #2 | ||||
| Clan Tartan | 0.55 | DB/12 R6 G4 R6 G24 R6 G/4 | 108 | 1886 |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Skene #2
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.
