Glassary #2
Bands: BRYRYRYB · Stripes: DB R LY R LY R LY DB DB R LY R LY R LY DB
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 8 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=1362
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 1362
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 5800
Thread count
DB/16 R4 Y48 R8 Y8 R48 Y4 DB/16

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB | #2C2C80 #2C2C80 | B #2A418A | 0.06 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
| Y | #E8C000 #E8C000 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.02 |
Sample pattern

Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Turnberry, Manx Snaefell — ΔT 1.19
- Glassary #3 — ΔT 1.29
- Ballater Trade or 'Fancy' Tartan Tartan Number: 1708. Earliest known date: Modern Many new designs have been given district names to promote their Scottish connections. However, these names should not be confused with the District tartans which have earned their title through 'use and wont' and not a little history. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.29
- Turnberry Manx Snaefell Family Tartan Tartan Number: 1749. Earliest known date: 1981 A coincidence. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.35
- Ballater — ΔT 1.37
- Lennox Dress #2 — ΔT 1.39
- Scrymgeour Family Tartan Tartan Number: 1627. Earliest known date: 1971 Yellow ochre. A note in STS files says "Not Adopted" with no explanation. The STS research report reads, "The tartan detailed above was displayed at a gathering of Scrymgeours held at Dudhope Castle, Dundee, in 1971 and was later adopted as the official tartan. The sett was designed by Donald C Stewart, author of 'The Setts of the Scottish Tartans' in 1970." See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.39
- Aubigny — ΔT 1.41
- Scrymgeour — ΔT 1.45
- Scrymgeour — ΔT 1.45
Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 14313 variants placed by the first two principal components of the ΔTartan feature space (44% of its variance). Red is this tartan; blue dots are its nearest — click one to open its page.
ID: /setts/s8/db4ly1r12ly2r2ly12r1db4~x4/