Dickson
A tartan of the Dickson family.
Its design is pattern BWBGWKW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Designed by Matthew Newsome (2009) for Dicksons of Kirkcudbrightshire, descendants of Richard Keith and Margaret Douglas.
The Dickson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickson ★ | LB/12 K16 LB12 G24 DB58 W6 DB/8 | 252 | 2009 | |
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| (Kirkcudbrightshire) (Name) | 0.20 | T/12 K16 T16 G24 DB58 W6 DB/8 | 260 | 2009 |
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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.
