Border Bell
Its design is pattern BKWKWRK — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Now called 'Southern Bell', formerly known (possibly in error) as Bell of Blackethouse; no longer recognised by Chief Apparent.
The Border Bell tartan is one sett, recorded at 3 scales — the same proportion woven finer or broader. The top row is the unit proportion; each scale row is one weaving of it.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border Bell | K/1 R1 W1 K1 W1 K1 DB/1 | 12 | 1986 | |
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| · ×8 — Bell, South. | 0.00 | K/8 R8 W8 K8 W8 K8 DB/8 | 96 | 1986 |
| · ×14 — Bell, Border (Name) | 0.00 | K/14 R14 W14 K14 W14 K14 DB/14 | 168 | 1987 |
| · ×16 — Border Bell | 0.00 | K/16 R16 W16 K16 W16 K16 DB/16 | 192 | 1986 |
| 3 Variants: Bell, Border (Name) · Border Bell · Bell, South. | ||||
Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Bell Southern
- Bell, Border
- Bell, South.
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.