MacLean
A tartan of the MacLean family.
Its design is pattern BWKGKWKGRWRK — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The MacLean tartan groups 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacLean ★ | DB/4 LB1 K3 Y1 K1 W1 K1 G8 R12 LB1 R2 K/1 | 67 | 1810 | |
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| · ×2 — of Duart 5 | 0.00 | DB/8 LB2 K6 Y2 K2 W2 K2 G16 R24 LB2 R4 K/2 | 134 | 1810 |
| · ×4 — of Duart #6 | 0.00 | DB/16 LB4 K12 Y4 K4 W4 K4 G32 R48 LB4 R8 K/4 | 268 | 1815 |
| 2 Variants: of Duart 5 · of Duart #6 | ||||
| MacLean | 1.29 | DB/16 K16 Y4 K6 W6 K6 G48 R32 DB6 R8 K/4 | 284 | — |
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| (rare) | 1.34 | DO/18 LB10 K16 Y4 K8 W8 K8 G56 R88 LB8 R10 K/6 | 456 | — |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- MacLean of Duart
- MacLean of Duart #6
- MacLean of Duart 5
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.

