MacDonald of Clanranald
A tartan of the MacDonald of Clanranald family.
Its design is pattern BRBRBRKWGRGRG — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Clan tartan distinguished by two white lines; sett from Lord Lyon records, matching Smith (1850) and Grant (1886).
The MacDonald of Clanranald 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacDonald of Clanranald ★ | DB/8 R1 DB2 R3 DB12 R1 K12 W1 G12 R3 G2 R1 G/8 | 116 | — | |
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| · ×1 — MacDonald of Clanranald | 0.00 | DB/8 R1 DB2 R3 DB12 R1 K12 W1 G12 R3 G2 R1 G/8 | 116 | — |
| · ×2 — MacDonald of Clanranald | 0.00 | DB/16 R2 DB4 R6 DB24 R2 K24 W2 G24 R6 G4 R2 G/16 | 232 | — |
| 2 Variants: MacDonald of Clanranald · MacDonald of Clanranald | ||||
| #5 | 0.78 | DB/20 R2 DB2 R5 DB30 R2 K32 W2 G30 R5 G4 R2 G4 W/2 | 262 | — |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- MacDonald of Clanranald #5
- MacDonald of Clanranald 2
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.