Gordon of Esslemont

A tartan of the Gordon of Esslemont family.

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

Gordon variant with three stripes, chosen by Esslemont when the Duke selected the single-stripe sett for his troops.

The Gordon of Esslemont tartan is recorded as a single sett.

SettΔTartanThread countThreadsDate
Gordon of EsslemontY/12 G6 Y6 G44 K46 DP46 K/8316~1830
Gordon of Esslemont sett

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