Caithness
A tartan of the Caithness family.
Its design is pattern BRKBKRBYKYKYKYK — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Designed by Trudi Mann of Wick using Caithness colours, including the blue-grey of local flagstone.
The Caithness tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caithness | DO/56 R6 K4 N4 K4 R6 N16 LY4 K16 LY10 K6 LYi4 K4 LY6 K/2 | 238 | 1995 | |
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