Sutherland
A tartan of the Sutherland family.
Its design is pattern GWGKBKBKBRBR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Dark Sutherland clan sett; 1618 letter ordered red and white lines removed for sept harmony.
The Sutherland tartan is one sett, recorded at 2 scales — the same proportion woven finer or broader. The top row is the unit proportion; each scale row is one weaving of it.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutherland | G/6 W2 G24 K12 DB3 K2 DB2 K2 DB12 R1 DB1 R/3 | 131 | 1829 | |
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| · ×1 — Sutherland | 0.04 | G/6 W2 G24 K12 DB3 K2 DB2 K2 DB12 R1 DB1 R/3 | 131 | — |
| · ×2 — (Clan) | 0.04 | G/12 W4 G48 K24 DB6 K4 DB4 K4 DB24 R2 DB2 R/6 | 262 | 1829 |
| 3 Variants: Sutherland · (Clan) · Sutherland | ||||
Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Sutherland Old
- Sutherland, Old
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