Clan Donald tartan
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Clan Donald tartan is the traditional plaid pattern associated with the historic Scottish Clan Donald, symbolizing its heritage and identity in Highland dress.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clan Donald tartan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13391145 — 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 Donald tartan Context triple: [Clan Donald, tartan, Clan Donald tartan]
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A.
Clan Gordon tartan
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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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.
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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E.
MacGregor tartan
The MacGregor tartan is the distinctive traditional plaid pattern associated with Scotland’s historic Clan MacGregor, used in their kilts and other Highland dress.
- 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 Donald tartan Target entity description: Clan Donald tartan is the traditional plaid pattern associated with the historic Scottish Clan Donald, symbolizing its heritage and identity in Highland dress.
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A.
Clan Gordon tartan
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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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.
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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E.
MacGregor tartan
The MacGregor tartan is the distinctive traditional plaid pattern associated with Scotland’s historic Clan MacGregor, used in their kilts and other Highland dress.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish clan tartan
ⓘ
tartan ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Christianity in Scotland ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Clan Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Scottish tartans
ⓘ
clan symbols ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
dark blue ⓘ green ⓘ red ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
marker of Gaelic Highland culture
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symbol of clan allegiance ⓘ |
| garmentType |
kilt fabric
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tartan sash ⓘ tartan scarf ⓘ tartan tie ⓘ tartan waistcoat ⓘ |
| hasDesignAuthority | Clan Donald chiefs ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Clan Donald Dress tartan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clan Donald Hunting tartan NERFINISHED ⓘ Clan Donald of Sleat tartan NERFINISHED ⓘ Clan Donald of the Isles tartan ⓘ Clanranald tartan NERFINISHED ⓘ Glengarry MacDonald tartan ⓘ Keppoch MacDonald tartan NERFINISHED ⓘ MacDonald of Clanranald Hunting tartan ⓘ MacDonald of Sleat Hunting tartan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wool ⓘ |
| patternType | sett ⓘ |
| registeredIn | Scottish Register of Tartans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lord of the Isles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MacDonald surname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | traditional sett ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Clan Donald heritage
ⓘ
Clan Donald identity ⓘ |
| traditionalFor | members of Clan Donald ⓘ |
| use |
Highland dress
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kilt ⓘ plaid ⓘ trews ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Clan Donald Society
NERFINISHED
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Clan Donald descendants worldwide ⓘ |
| wornAt |
Highland games
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish weddings ⓘ clan gatherings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clan Donald tartan Description of subject: Clan Donald tartan is the traditional plaid pattern associated with the historic Scottish Clan Donald, symbolizing its heritage and identity in Highland dress.
Referenced by (1)
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