MacColl
A tartan of the MacColl family.
Its design is pattern RRGRGRRGRBRRRBRRR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The MacColl 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacColl ★ | Ri/14 R6 Ri12 DB52 Ri16 R4 Ri4 DB4 Ri4 G2 R4 Ri16 G52 Ri16 G4 Ri4 R/4 | 418 | — | |
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| Ancient | 0.34 | Ri/14 R6 Ri12 DB52 Ri16 B4 Ri4 DB4 Ri4 G2 R4 Ri16 G52 Ri16 G4 Ri4 R/4 | 418 | — |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- MacColl Ancient
- MacColl, Ancient
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.
