What did lowlanders wear?

[Steve Barclay]

As the Barclays were traditionally from Aberdeenshire I was just wondering what my lot would've worn prior to Culloden etc, our tartans were created by the Sobeiski-Stuarts. (I do know of the Jacobite leader Sir George Barclay however who let the failed plot to assassinate William of Orange in 1696, not sure where he was from or what he would've worn?)

[cajunscot]

As the Barclays were traditionally from Aberdeenshire I was just wondering what my lot would've worn prior to Culloden etc, our tartans were created by the Sobeiski-Stuarts. (I do know of the Jacobite leader Sir George Barclay however who let the failed plot to assassinate William of Orange in 1696, not sure where he was from or what he would've worn?)

Steve,

I would recommend two books from Osprey Publishing:

http://books.google.com/books?id=n-C...page&q&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=n5t...page&q&f=false

Both have artists depictions of Lowland Scots attire. While they're not the be-all, end-all, they're a good place to start.

T.

[Woodsheal]

Lowlanders basically wore typical European fashion, but with a Scottish flair: the Scots bonnet was ubiquitous, and Lowland country folk utilized plaids, but didn't wear them belted with bare legs like their Highland countrymen....

[Steve Barclay]

Thanks!

[BoldHighlander]

The gent' in the brown/center is suppose to represent a typical Lowlander in the Jacobite army during the '45:

[cajunscot]

The gent' in the brown/center is suppose to represent a typical Lowlander in the Jacobite army during the '45:

Now there's an Angus McBride I haven't seen before!

T.