MacL, you may wish to check out these country shooting socks. They are often worn as kilt hose and I can certainly recommend them for comfort and value:
http://www.bestinthecountry.co.uk/Sh...ocks_C895.aspx

annd here'sd a full range of the hose tops you're talking about from a different website:
http://www.shootingsocks.co.uk/acata...Stockings.html