Colquhoun
A tartan of the Colquhoun family.
Its design is pattern BKBKWGR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Colquhoun of Luss clan tartan, woven by Wilson's of Bannockburn early 19th century and certified by the Chief c.1816.
The Colquhoun tartan groups 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colquhoun ★ | DP/12 K6 DP42 K46 W6 G48 R/6 | 314 | — | |
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| Colquhoun | 2.36 | DB/1 K1 DB8 K8 W1 G8 R/2 | 55 | — |
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| · ×2 — Colquhoun | 2.36 | DB/2 K2 DB16 K16 W2 G16 R/4 | 110 | — |
| · ×4 — Colquhoun | 2.36 | DB/4 K4 DB32 K32 W4 G32 R/8 | 220 | — |
| 2 Variants: Colquhoun · Colquhoun | ||||
| Clan Tartan | 2.37 | DB/4 K4 DB32 K32 W4 G32 R/6 | 218 | 1810 |
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| #2 | 2.52 | T/6 K6 T48 K48 W6 G48 R/12 | 330 | 1810 |
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| (Clan) | 3.00 | DB/5 K10 DB48 K72 W12 DG48 R/5 | 390 | 1810 |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Colquhoun #2
- Colquhoun #3
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.



