Boots?

**Jack Daw** · 20th January 08, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by Woodsheal

In 1547 a member of the French court accompanied King James V on a tour of the Scottish kingdom. His published account of the trip mentions the "Wild Scots" (highlanders) wearing "boots made in an old-fashioned way, which come as high as their knees."

So apparently those high moccasins many wear at RenFairs arguably have some historic correctness, though who knows how the "old-fashioned" boots were constructed...!

The natives called them 'currans'.

**Jack Daw** · 20th January 08, 03:36 PM

I found an old pic of me in my great kilt and my Medieval Mocassins when I was with a Jacobite re-enactment group. I'm the one in the background facing, more or less, the camera.

**Woodsheal** · 20th January 08, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by Jack Daw

The natives called them 'currans'.

"currans" or "cuarans" are more properly the low cut "bag shoes" or moccasins, often construsted with the hair left on the hide (the hair to the outside).
http://www.historicgames.com/Scottis.../ghillies.html

**Jack Daw** · 20th January 08, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by Woodsheal

"currans" or "cuarans" are more properly the low cut "bag shoes" or moccasins, often construsted with the hair left on the hide (the hair to the outside).
http://www.historicgames.com/Scottis.../ghillies.html

Yes, my spelling was off, but the cuaran could be boot-like as well.

http://www.historichighlanders.com/attire.htm