Scottish Register of Tartans
Its design is pattern BWBGBGYGKGKBYBK — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Created to mark the 2008 launch of the Register; colours evoke the Matheson Dome's leather-bound books and shelves.
The Scottish Register of Tartans 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 |
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| Scottish Register of Tartans ★ | DR/22 W8 DR16 DY2 DR2 DY56 LY4 DY56 K4 DY4 K46 DR6 LY12 DR6 K/10 | 476 | — | |
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| (Corp) | 0.38 | R/22 W8 R16 DY2 R2 DY56 LY4 DY56 K4 DY4 K46 R6 LYi12 R6 K/10 | 476 | 2008 |
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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.