Highland DRESS use during Proscription

[Tobus]

These two might have been soldiers although the 42nd and 64th (the only two Highlander regiments at that date) wore the belted-plaid rather than the feileadh beag. The garments are similar to those in Sandby's drawing of the post-Culloden prisoners so he may have just included these to identify the surveying as working in the Highlands.

I've no doubt that your eye for detail is better than mine with respect to Highland clothing, but do you think Sandby's paintings can be taken as accurate down to this level of detail? The post-Culloden painting appears to show the two prisoners wearing kilts with no pleats, and the tartan on the bias. Would that have been a type of kilt worn at that time period?

[Tarheel]

I found that the surveying notes have all been lost. I thought I would get more information from those that could shine a light on many levels of my personal interests. The people (hired or forced labor), their attire and the communities encountered during the survey can only be found through the maps now. The best link I could find to add to this discussion is:
http://www.roysroads.co.uk/the-old-map/the-survey.html

Not much on kilts but good info just the same.