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The Kilt
The original Scottish Highland dress was not
the kilt but the plaid
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a long length of tartan
cloth wrapped around the body and over the
shoulder. The wearing of Highland dress was
banned after the Jacobite rebellions but revived
under royal patronage in the 19th century. Ge-
orge IV and his English courtiers donned kilts
for their visit to Scotland in 1822.
During the same century, Sir Walter Scott -
novelist, poet and dedicated patriot - did much
to rekindle interest in Highland culture. By
then, however, many of the old setts (the pattern
for a tartan) had been forgotten, and as a result
some tartans are actually Victorian creations.
The modern kilt only appeared in the 18th cen-
tury and was reputedly invented by Thomas Rawlinson, an Englishman!
Kilts don't have pockets, so kilted Scotsmen keep their beer money in a sporran, a
pouch made of animal skin that hangs in front of the kilt, suspended from a chain around
the waist.
2 ARGYLLSHIRE GATHERING
3 ISLE OF SKYE HIGHLAND GAMES
4 MULL HIGHLAND GAMES
5 ST ANDREWS HIGHLAND GAMES
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