MacKinnon
A tartan of the MacKinnon family.
Its design is pattern BRGBRGRBGRGBRW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Clan tartan certified c.1816 by The Mackinnon for the Highland Society of London; stripe colours varied across later sources.
The MacKinnon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacKinnon ★ | DP/4 R6 G4 DB4 R12 G32 R4 DB8 G4 R32 G16 DP4 R8 W/4 | 276 | 1816 | |
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| MacKinnon | 1.00 | DR/2 R3 G2 DB2 R6 G16 R2 DB4 G2 R16 G8 DR2 R4 W/2 | 138 | — |
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| · ×1 — MacKinnon | 1.00 | DR/2 R3 G2 DB2 R6 G16 R2 DB4 G2 R16 G8 DR2 R4 W/2 | 138 | — |
| · ×2 — MacKinnon | 1.00 | DR/4 R6 G4 DB4 R12 G32 R4 DB8 G4 R32 G16 DR4 R8 W/4 | 276 | — |
| 2 Variants: MacKinnon · MacKinnon | ||||
Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- MacKinnon #8
- MacKinnon 4
- MacKinnon 5
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.