MacLeod
A tartan of the MacLeod family.
Its design is pattern GKBKGKR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The MacLeod 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacLeod ★ | R/3 K2 G15 K10 DB20 K2 Y/2 | 103 | 1831 | |
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| · ×1 — MacLeod | 0.00 | R/3 K2 G15 K10 DB20 K2 Y/2 | 103 | — |
| · ×2 — Macleod of Harris | 0.00 | R/6 K4 G30 K20 DB40 K4 Y/4 | 206 | 1831 |
| 2 Variants: MacLeod · Macleod of Harris | ||||
| (Clan) | 0.22 | R/6 K4 G30 K20 T40 K4 LY/8 | 210 | 1831 |
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| MacLeod | 0.52 | R/3 K2 G15 K10 DB21 K1 Y/2 | 103 | — |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- MacLeod, Macleod of Harris
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.

