Earl of Dumfries
Its design is pattern BKGKGKBRKRKRGKG — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Earl of Dumfries tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl of Dumfries | DG/26 K12 DG26 R6 K20 R4 K20 R6 DB26 K4 DG4 K4 DG4 K4 DB/26 | 332 | ~1940 | |
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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.
ΔTartan
Threads
Variant
Sett
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332

418

450

672

496

416

304

420

438

268

206

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.