Burns

A tartan of the Burns family.

Its design is pattern GRGRBRGRGRGR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.

The Burns 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.

SettΔTartanThread countThreadsDate
BurnsR/8 G8 R8 G32 R8 G8 R8 DB8 R44 Y4 R16 Y/43001930
Burns sett
Burns0.22R/6 G6 R6 G28 R6 G6 R6 DB10 R36 Y4 R16 Y/4258~2003
Burns sett

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