The kilt as we know it, the pleated and belted skirt, is a recent  
creation, but there was the "great kilt" in ancient times, a very  
large tartan cloth wrapped around the body, belted, over the  
shoulder, it could be worn many ways, over the head to keep out rain,  
or like a cloak, or wrapped around oneself as a sort of sleeping bag,  
or down at the waist to expose the upper body.

I've done research at the Scottish National Museum and library in  
Edinburgh, written articles for the Clan Ramsay Assn. of North  
America, the Clan Campbell Society USA and the Clan Campbell Society  
Australia, as well as being the secretary and newsletter editor for  
the Clan Ramsay Assn. of N. America for 10 years, and had a novel of  
historical fiction published that dealt with the Roman invasion of  
Scotland in 84AD....

Nancy

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I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.

--Daniel Boone



On Jan 23, 2007, at 5:29 PM, Douglas Deal wrote:

> Some heritages have been around for a while. Others are invented to  
> serve present needs. All heritages, to remain vigorous, require  
> constant updating and upgrading.  A favorite example of the  
> "invention  of tradition" is the actual history of the Scottish  
> kilt--a relatively recent  (late 18th century) garment invented for  
> Scots workers by an English Quaker industrialist. See the essay by  
> Hugh Trevor-Roper in the book Invention of Tradition (essays in  
> honor of Terrence Ranger). Sorry about the partial cite--I'm  
> working on memory here.
>
> Doug Deal
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