Clan Gordon tartan
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The Clan Gordon tartan is a traditional Scottish plaid pattern that represents the historic Highland clan Gordon and is worn to signify allegiance to the family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clan Gordon tartan canonical | 1 |
| Gordon tartan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5655033 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clan Gordon tartan Context triple: [Gordon family, associatedWith, Clan Gordon tartan]
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A.
MacKenzie tartan
The MacKenzie tartan is a traditional Scottish plaid pattern historically associated with Clan MacKenzie and adopted by various Highland regiments, including Canadian units.
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B.
MacLeod tartan
The MacLeod tartan is the distinctive traditional Scottish plaid pattern associated with Clan MacLeod, recognized for its bold yellow and black design.
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C.
Maclean of Duart tartan
The Maclean of Duart tartan is the principal traditional plaid pattern associated with the historic Scottish Clan Maclean and its Duart Castle lineage on the Isle of Mull.
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D.
Campbell tartan
The Campbell tartan is the traditional woven plaid pattern associated with Scotland’s Clan Campbell, featuring dark, muted tones often used in kilts and other Highland dress.
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E.
Douglas tartan
Douglas tartan is the distinctive woven pattern of colored checks and stripes traditionally associated with Scotland’s historic Clan Douglas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clan Gordon tartan Target entity description: The Clan Gordon tartan is a traditional Scottish plaid pattern that represents the historic Highland clan Gordon and is worn to signify allegiance to the family.
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A.
MacKenzie tartan
The MacKenzie tartan is a traditional Scottish plaid pattern historically associated with Clan MacKenzie and adopted by various Highland regiments, including Canadian units.
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B.
MacLeod tartan
The MacLeod tartan is the distinctive traditional Scottish plaid pattern associated with Clan MacLeod, recognized for its bold yellow and black design.
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C.
Maclean of Duart tartan
The Maclean of Duart tartan is the principal traditional plaid pattern associated with the historic Scottish Clan Maclean and its Duart Castle lineage on the Isle of Mull.
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D.
Campbell tartan
The Campbell tartan is the traditional woven plaid pattern associated with Scotland’s Clan Campbell, featuring dark, muted tones often used in kilts and other Highland dress.
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E.
Douglas tartan
Douglas tartan is the distinctive woven pattern of colored checks and stripes traditionally associated with Scotland’s historic Clan Douglas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish clan tartan
ⓘ
tartan ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Clan Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Scottish tartans
ⓘ
clan tartans of Scotland ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
green ⓘ red ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Scottish Highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish heritage ⓘ |
| designFeature |
overlapping colored stripes
ⓘ
repeating check pattern ⓘ |
| hasRegistration | Scottish Register of Tartans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Gordon Ancient tartan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gordon Dress tartan NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Modern tartan NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Red tartan NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Weathered tartan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | symbol of Scottish clan culture ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| material | wool ⓘ |
| patternType | plaid ⓘ |
| region | Aberdeenshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gordon clan crest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gordon clan motto ⓘ |
| represents | Clan Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Scottish tradition
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clan identity ⓘ family allegiance ⓘ |
| timePeriod | traditional ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Highland dress
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clan accessories ⓘ kilts ⓘ plaids ⓘ signifying allegiance to Clan Gordon ⓘ trews ⓘ |
| usedOn |
clan banners
ⓘ
home textiles ⓘ sashes ⓘ scarves ⓘ ties ⓘ upholstery ⓘ |
| wornBy |
members of Clan Gordon
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supporters of Clan Gordon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clan Gordon tartan Description of subject: The Clan Gordon tartan is a traditional Scottish plaid pattern that represents the historic Highland clan Gordon and is worn to signify allegiance to the family.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gordon tartan