Tour Scotland Photograph Highland Targe


Tour Scotland photograph of a Clansmen with a Highland Targe at Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. From the early 17th century, until the Battle of Culloden in 1746, the Scottish Highlander's main means of defence in battle was his targe, or shield. A Highlander armed with a broadsword in one hand, dagger in the other and a spiked targe on his arm would have been a formidable enemy in close combat.



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