Ulster
A tartan of the Ulster family.
Its design is pattern GKGKGKGKRK — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Ulster district tartan, reconstructed from c.1590–1650 cloth found in peat at Dungiven, County Derry, in 1956.
The Ulster tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster | Y/56 K4 Y56 K4 Y4 K4 DY58 K4 R4 K/4 | 336 | 1590 | |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Ulster (District
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.











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