MAC Daddy

You are the expert on kilts, period. You know much more than us mortals about kilts and tartans. But there is not much evidence on the great kilt. The paintings of nobels done in the period when the artist could see with his own eyes are our best source of information. But remember these are unlikely to be what a peasant would wear typically.

Here is what we do know:

There is a painting of at least 1 Noble in a solid red great kilt.

There is a period account of Highlander's kilts being "Brown to hide on the heath"

So based on that I beleive that a typical great kilt was a big brown blanket. Now if I wanted someone to think "Braveheart" yeah I would wear a bright colored tartan broadcloth. If I wanted to hide on the heather myself I would pick a predominantly brown tartan and so would you, but keep in mind that camoflage printed cloth was a 20th century idea.

We could argue this to death but we can NOT prove our points.