Malcolm
A tartan of the Malcolm family.
Its design is pattern BGBKGKGKWKGKBRB — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Symmetrical version recorded by Wilson's of Bannockburn (1847); gold and azure stripes echo the Malcolm family arms.
The Malcolm tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm | DB/8 R4 DB24 K24 G24 K4 LB4 K4 Y4 K4 G24 K24 DB24 G4 DB/8 | 360 | — | |
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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.











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