I was doing a little research on the subject of trews today and I came across this quote in the Wikipedia article on the subject:

"Traditional trews are actually long hose. These hose came all the way up to the waist and were attached to a linen cloth (NB: These were not trousers). They were fastened at the lower leg, below the knee, by a garter (the precursor to the flashes of the Highland Dress) as can be seen in the painting by David Morier of the Battle of Culloden. It is said in Scottish Tradition Lore that these truibhas were actually the common garment of the 16th to 18th Centuries in the Highlands.[1] It is also a fascinating note that when travelling, in order to avoid getting the trews wet when crossing streams, the Highlander would wear shorter hose, ones that would only reach up to the knee, and wrap his "bed-garments" around his waist, a form of the Great Kilt.[2]" (Bold emphasis mine.)

The reference material for this is something (an article?) called "Notes on Scottish Lore" by James MacDonald Reid published in 2009. Has anyone read this article or know anything about the author? Comments on the veracity of this claim?

~Ken