Maitland
Its design is pattern GBGKGGBGR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Restricted to the chief of Maitland, Lowland family of Dukes of Lauderdale; recorded 1960 with increased green and blue.
The Maitland tartan groups 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maitland ★ | G/10 DB48 G14 K20 G48 DY4 DB4 DY4 R/4 | 298 | 1953 | |
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| Maitland | 0.03 | G/10 DB48 G14 K20 G48 Y4 DB4 Y4 R/4 | 298 | 1960 |
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| Maitland | 0.58 | G/3 DB8 G3 K4 G9 Y2 DB2 Y2 R/2 | 65 | — |
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| · ×1 — Maitland | 0.58 | G/3 DB8 G3 K4 G9 Y2 DB2 Y2 R/2 | 65 | — |
| · ×2 — Maitland | 0.58 | G/6 DB16 G6 K8 G18 Y4 DB4 Y4 R/4 | 130 | — |
| 2 Variants: Maitland · Maitland | ||||
| Maitland | 0.58 | G/3 DB9 G3 K4 G8 Y2 DB2 Y2 R/2 | 65 | — |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Maitland Chief
- Maitland Chiefs own
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.


