Tour Scotland photograph of a a Scottish Highlander in Perth, Perthshhire, Scotland. The Gaelic word for tartan is Breacan meaning chequered, and the men of the clans wore as their everyday garment a Breacan an Philead more usually referred to as the Philead Mhor which means a belted plaid, about 12 yards of material worn round the waist, then passed obliquely over the breast and over the left shoulder and secured with a belt. The garment was also used as a blanket, a kind of sleeping bag when sleeping outdoors. Some of the cloth was even used as protection for the head in bad weather.
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