Tyneside Scottish
Its design is pattern BGBGBGGGGGBGB — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Tyneside Scottish 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyneside Scottish ★ | T/48 DY6 T6 DY6 T6 DY48 G48 DY6 G48 DY48 T48 DY6 T/6 | 606 | 1914 | |
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| (Blue) (District) | 0.16 | DB/48 DY6 DB6 DY6 DB6 DY48 G48 DY6 G48 DY48 DB48 DY6 DB/6 | 606 | ~1914 |
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| Purple (Mil/Distr) | 3.23 | DP/48 DY6 DP6 DY6 DP6 DY48 G48 DY6 G48 DY48 DP48 DY6 DP/6 | 606 | ~1917 |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Tyneside Scottish Purple
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.

