Bracken
A tartan of the Bracken family.
Its design is pattern GBRBGBGWR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Bracken 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracken ★ | DY/10 DB18 R6 DB10 DY4 DB8 DY52 LB6 R/8 | 226 | 1951 | |
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| 2 Variants: (Fashion) · Bracken | ||||
| Bracken | 0.31 | Y/20 DB27 R6 DB15 Y8 DB11 Y78 DBi10 R/12 | 342 | ~1992 |
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| 2 Variants: Bracken · Braken Tartan | ||||
Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Braken
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.
