Bowie
A tartan of the Bowie family.
Its design is pattern BRBRBRKGRGYG — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Bowie/Buie name linked to Argyllshire, Jura, Uist and Bute; designed by weaving manufacturer J. Dalgety.
The Bowie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie ★ | DG/20 LO4 DG6 R8 DG26 K26 R4 T26 R8 T6 R4 T/20 | 276 | 1978 | |
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| 2 Variants: (Name) · (Lochcarron) | ||||
| Bowie | 0.86 | G/18 Y2 G6 R10 G32 K34 R4 DB32 R10 DB6 R6 DB/18 | 320 | — |
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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.