Highlanders v. Lowlanders

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I am not a lowland Scot so I stand to be corrected here. There is lowland Scotland and then there is the borders region of lowland Scotland they are not the same thing.I am not sure if this helps you non Scots at all, but the Highlands of Scotland(going north)starts at about the city of Perth. From Perth southwards, the lowlands go about 150 miles before reaching the English border.

I am of "LOWLAND SCOT" Heritage & also "Border Land Reiver" Think Sir James Douglas ( the Black Douglas)
A. He was a Leader with "the BRUCE" & Wallace ALL THREE WERE LOWLANDERS.

B. All 3 were educated in France & as far as I can find out, DRESSED like the ENGLISH, not "Highlanders.
C. In the mid 1400s the POWER of the "Black Douglas' was destroyed with the murder of the EARLS by the English King & thier Land & Positions were given to the "Red Douglas')

D. They became "powerful REIVERS" & DRESSED as the ENGLISH

E. In 1622 my "branch came to the colonies. Sketch I have seen + English Dress.

F. In the early 1800s a Painting of one of my "relatives, still living in the "lowlands" shows English clothing. BUT another Relitive living in Canada (a Capt. in a Can. Rifle Militia Co.) is shown wearing a Kilt

G. INTERESTING NOTE - My English side were HAYDENS ( ROYAL connections)
They OWNED LOWLAND ESTATES from the 1600s to now (???) a painting (ca late 1800) shows one KILTED

MY conclusion from above + other research (my other "Scots"in my Line were Lowlanders als (from the Glasgow area ) =
1. Lowland Scots Dressed as the English. If associated with the Military or the upper class English adopted the occasional "Highland Dress" as it was the "VOGUE" starting with Geo IV & then the "modern concepts of Highland Attire" by the Victorians.

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