Lochaber
A tartan of the Lochaber family.
Its design is pattern GKRKGKRBWG — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Pre-1800 district tartan from Wilson's pattern book, possibly a Napoleonic-era Fencibles design; specimen held at Fort William.
The Lochaber 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochaber ★ | G/8 LB4 DB66 R4 K70 G66 K2 R4 K2 G/8 | 452 | 1797 | |
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| 2 Variants: Lochaber · Lochaber | ||||
| 1819 (District) | 0.20 | G/4 LB4 DB66 R4 K70 G66 K2 R4 K2 G/4 | 444 | 1797 |
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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.