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Emigration picked up during the Cromwellian Civil War in Britain, as many
Scots from both sides were transported to the American Colonies in the
mid-1600's. The Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745 also saw numbers of
Scotsmen transported to America, as did the Highland Clearances which came
somewhat later. Scottish emigrants who had gone to northern Ireland as
colonists of the Ulster plantations in the first half of the 16th century
also emigrated to America in the early 1700's. These people, who were
referred to as the "Scotch-Irish" were by far the most numerous group of
Scottish Colonists to come to America. Between 1715 and 1776 some 250,000 of
them arrived, mainly in the Chesapeake Bay region, and settled all along the
east coast, particularly in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia,
North and South Carolina and later in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and beyond. A second wave of Scottish immigration
came during the late 1800's and most of these Scots settled in the
northeastern U.S. in the larger industrial cities, and included such
worthies as Andrew Carnegie and Alexander Graham Bell.

Why did the come?
-----------------
Some were transported, they had no choice other than prison or execution,
the reasons ranging from political prisoners of rebellions, to paupers, to
petty thieves and criminals. Others came because of poverty. They had no
hope of ever breaking out of their set place in the Class-system which
existed in Britain, but in America, a man could make something of himself,
regardless of his background. Mst of these came as bonded-servants and would
be given passage to America, paid by the person who brought them over and
would have to work off their passage upon their arrival as per their
contract, a period which often lasted for seven years. At the end of that
time, they were on their own and it was up to themselves to make something
of their life in the New World.

How were the Scots treated?
---------------------------
The Scots were looked down upon by the English, Dutch and Germans, who saw
them as being less civilized, orderly and less interested in bettering
themselves materially through hard work. They were thought to be good
fighters and in that capacity they were often set out on the frontier to
act as a first line of defence against Indian attacks. The Scots quickly
disproved the sterotypical views of the English and other colonists by
becoming enormously successful in the New World. Among those who signed the
Declaration of Independence were a number of Scotsmen, and the names of such
political giants as Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe, James
Buchanan, John K. Polk, William Drummond, Hugh Mercer,and many other
Scotsmen echo throughout the pages of American history.

Where did the Scots settle? Why?
--------------------------------
The early Scots colonists who arrived in the first half of the 1600's tended
to prefer Virginia over New England and a preference for those colonies
south of the New England states continued through the time leading up to the
Revolutionary War, though numbers of both Scots and Scots-Irish could be
found in New York, New Hampshire, Massassachusets, Conneticut and elsewhere.
Primarily though, the main concentration of Scottish settlement was from
Pennsylvania southward to Georgia.

How did the Scots make a living in the US?
------------------------------------------
Any way they could, as farmers, soldiers, blacksmiths, cattle-ranchers,
lumber men, factory workers, whatever way they could succeed.

What were the roles of different family members?
------------------------------------------------
This was the same as with other ethnic groups, the husband was generally the
main provider, the wife the home-maker, mother, nurse, and the children
usually did their share to help the family out, whether it was in farming,
or working in the factories, or the streets as labourers.

What traditions did they bring to the US?
-----------------------------------------
They brought their language, which influenced American English to some
extent, particularly in Appalachia, but more than anything else, they
brought their music, especially fiddle-music, which became what we know
today as  American "bluegrass" music.

Was the US really the "promised land" for them?
-----------------------------------------------
Definately. Most of the Scots who came to America turned out to be far more
successful than they would have if they stayed at home. At the worst, they
were no worse off than they would have been had they not immigrated. America
is the land of opportunity, Britain was a land of privilege, status and
class-systems that were carved in stone.

What is the status of the Scots in the US today?
------------------------------------------------
The Scots in America today are your typical Americans. They are the
hard working, materialists who generally try to conform to the Norman
Rockwell image of America. They are the backbone of the American economy
and political system, the very foundation upon which America was built.
If it were not for the Scots, America would probably still be a British
colony.

Compared to other immigrant groups?
-----------------------------------
Here's a good reference of how the Scots stack up against other ethnic
groups. This is from an Associated Press newspaper article which appeared in
1980:

"Americans of Scottish descent tend to be better educated and have
higher incomes than other European based ethnic groups, according to a new
Census Bureau study.

"Based on a survey taken in late 1979, the study said Americans who
traced their ancestry to Scotland had median family incomes of $20,018,
highest of eight single ancestry groups studied.

"Second in family income were those of German background, at $17,531,
while those of Spanish background had the lowest median income at $10,607.

"The Scots were the only group to record no illiteracy in the survey,
had the lowest unemployment rate at 2.1%, and the highest rate of
high school graduates, 81.2%.

"The study looked at characteristics of Americans of English, French,
German, Irish, Italian, Polish, Scottish and Spanish descent.

"Among them, those of Spanish descent, 30.3% were most likely to
have been born outside the United States. The Italians were a distant second
at 13.1%, while only 2.7% of the Irish were born outside the
United States.

"Scots recorded the highest proportion of married men, at 79.6%,
followed by 75.5% for those of French extraction. The lowest male
marriage rate was 62.8% among the Spanish.

Among women, the French were most likely to be wed, at 68.6%, with Germans
second at 64.3%. Polish women were the least likely to be married, at 60.6%.
The highest divorce rates were 4.8% among Irish men and 6.6% for
Spanish women. At 3.5%, Polish men had the fewest divorces, as did Polish
women at 4.3%.

Here are how the various groups fared statistically in some other
social characteristics:

"Male high school graduates: Scottish, 81.2%; English, 74.6%; German, 72.4%;
Irish, 68.8%; French, 67%; Polish, 64.4%; Italian, 62.7%; Spanish, 42.5%.

"Female high school graduates: Scottish, 78.1%; English, 76.7%; German, 72%;
Irish, 70%; French, 65.7%; Italian, 60.4%; Polish, 59.1%; Spanish, 40.5%.

"Unemployment: Scottish, 2.1%; German, 3.1%; English, 3.6%; Italian, 4.7%;
Irish, 5%; Polish, 5.4%; French, 5.6%; Spanish, 9%.

"Median family income: Scottish, $20.018 ; German, $17,531; Italian,
$16,993; Polish, $16,977; English, $16,891; Irish, $16,092; French, $15,571;
Spanish, $10,607"

So, you see, we Scots are the richest, best-educated, hardest-working and
make the best lovers of all Americans. "Here's tae us! Wha's like us? Damn
few, and their all deid! More's the pity."

Steven Akins of that Ilk
mailto:sjakins@sonet.net


[11.25] The fairy flag of MacLeod legend

Article by Jeff Ramsden (MacLeoid)
mailto:macleod@centricsoftware.com

Many, many years ago, the Chief of Clan MacLeod was a handsome,
intelligent man, and all the young ladies in the area were very
attracted to him, but none suited his fancy. One day, he met a fairy
princess, a bean sidhe, one of the Shining Folk. Like all the other
females he met, she fell madly in love with him, and he with her as
well. When the princess appealed to the King of the Fairies, for
permission to marry the handsome Chief, he refused, saying that it
would only break her heart, as humans soon age and die, and the
Shining Folk live forever. She cried and wept so bitterly that even
the great King relented, and agreed that she and the Chief could be
hand-fasted for a year and a day. But, at the end of that time, she
must return to the land of Faerie and leave behind everything from the
human world. She agreed, and soon she and the young MacLeod were
married with great ceremony.

No happier time ever existed before or since for the Clan MacLeod, for
the Chief and Lady MacLeod were enraptured of each other totally. As
you might expect, soon a strapping and handsome son was born to the
happy couple, and the rejoicing and celebration by the Clan went on
for days. However, the days soon passed and a year and a day were gone
in a heartbeat. The King led the Faerie Raide down from the clouds to
the end of the great causeway of Dunvegan Castle, and there they
waited in all their glamourie and finery for the Lady MacLeod to keep
her promise.

Lady MacLeod knew that she had no choice, so she held her son to her,
hugged him tightly, and at last, ran from the castle tower to join the
Faerie Raide, and returned with them to the land of Faerie. Before she
left, however, she made her husband promise that her child would never
be left alone, and never be allowed to cry, for she could not bear the
sound of her son's cries. The Chief was broken-hearted with the loss
of his wife, but he knew, as did she, that the day would come when she
would return. He kept his promise, and never was the young MacLeod
allowed to cry and never was he left unattended. However, the Laird of
MacLeod remained depressed, and grieved for the loss of his lady.

The folk of the clan decided that something must be done, and on his
birthday, a great feast was proclaimed with revelry and dancing until
dawn. The Laird had always been a grand dancer, and at long last he
agreed to dance to the pipers' tunes. So great was the celebration
that the young maid assigned to watch the infant Laird left his
nursery and crept to the top of the stairs to watch the folk dancing
in all their finery and to listen to the wonderful music. So
enraptured was she that she did not hear the young Laird awaken and
begin to cry. So pitiful was his crying that it was heard all the way
in the Land of Faerie, and when his mother heard it, she immediately
appeared at his crib, took him in her arms, and comforted him, drying
his tears and wrapping him in her fairy shawl. She whispered magic
words in his ears, laid her now-sleeping son in his crib, kissed him
once more on the forehead, and was gone.

Years later when the young lad grew older, he told his father of his
mother's late-night visit, and that her shawl was a magic talisman. It
was to be kept in a safe place, and if anyone not of the Clan MacLeod
touched it, they would vanish in a puff of smoke. If ever the Clan
MacLeod faced mortal danger, the Fairy Flag was to be waved three
times, and the hosts of Faerie, the Knights of the Faerie Raide, would
ride to the defense of the Clan MacLeod. There were to be three such
blessings, and only in the most dire consequences should the Faerie
magic be used. The Chief placed the Fairy Flag in a special locked
box, and it was carried with the Chief wherever he went.

Hundreds of years later, the fierce Clan Donald of the Lord of the
Isles had besieged the MacLeods in battle, and the MacLeods were
outnumbered three to one. Just before the Donalds' last charge, the
Chief opened the box, and placing the fairy flag on a pole, waved it
once, twice, and three times. As the third wave was completed, the
Fairy magic caused the MacLeods to appear to be ten times their
number! Thinking that the MacLeods had been reinforced, the Donalds
turned and ran, never to threaten the MacLeods to this very day.

On another occasion, a terrible plague had killed nearly all the
MacLeod's cattle, and the Chief faced the prospect of a winter of
starvation for all his people. Having no alternative, he went to the
tallest tower of Dunvegan Castle, attached the Fairy Flag to a pole,
and waved it once, twice, three times. The Hosts of Faerie rode down
from the clouds, swords drawn, and rode like the wind over the dead
and dying cattle. They touched each cow with their swords, and where
there once had been dead and dying cows, now stood huge, healthy, and
well-fattened cattle, more than enough to feed the Clan for the winter
to come.

There remains one more waving of the Fairy Flag, and the Flag is on
display at Dunvegan Castle, there awaiting the next threat to the Clan
MacLeod.

It is said during World War II that young men from the Clan MacLeod
carried pictures of the Flag in their wallets while flying in the
Battle of Britain, and not one of them was lost to the German flyers.
In fact, the Chief of Clan MacLeod had agreed to bring the Fairy Flag
to England and wave it from the Cliffs of Dover should the Germans
attempt to invade Great Britain.


[12.1] Learning and studying Scottish Culture

Edinburgh
---------
Centre for Continuing Education
CCE, Freepost No EH3376
The University of Edinburgh
11 Buccleuch Place
Edinburgh
EH8 0LW
Tel: 0131 650 4400
Fax: 0131 667 6097
mailto:CCE@ed.ac.uk
http://www.cce.ed.ac.uk/summer/

The School of Scottish Studies (Sgoil Eolais na h-Alba),
University of Edinburgh,
27 George Square, Edinburgh,
EH8 9LD
Tel: 0131 650 1000
http://www.pearl.arts.ed.ac.uk/SoSS/
mailto:Scottish.Studies@ed.ac.uk
(they run a number of summer schools)

The main work of the dept is with teaching undergraduate and
postgraduate courses in Scottish ethnology (there is a separate
dept of Celtic). They also run summer classes though

The Adult Learning Project (ALP), 184 Dalry Rd, Edinburgh,
EH11 2EP
Tel: 0131 337 5442
Fax: 0131 337 9316
http://www.alpscotsmusic.org/
mailto:sheila.capewell@educ.edin.gov.uk
ALP has about 20 classes and about 300 students in culturally related
evening and day classes.

Glasgow
-------
Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama (RSAMD) has an excellent degree
course in traditional Scottish music

Contact:

Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
100 Renfrew Street,
Glasgow,
G2 3DB,
Scotland
Tel: 0141 332 4101
Fax: 0141 332 8901
http://www.rsamd.ac.uk/enhanced/som/som_staff/scottish_staff.html

Course leaders are
    Jo Miller BA, BMus, MLitt
    Peggy Duesenberry BA, MA

Tutoring includes
Accordion, Highland Bagpipe, Clarsach, Fiddle, Scots Song, Gaelic Song,
Percussion, Guitar, Gaelic, Scots and Dance Studies

Skye
----
Sabhal Mor Ostaig,
An Teanga,
Sleite,
Isle of Skye
IV44 8RQ
Scotland

Tel: 01471 844 373
Fax: 01471 844 383
http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/


St Andrews University
---------------------
St Andrews University has a distance learning programme which
offers courses in fiddle, voice and traditional music. Tutors
include Adam McNaughton, Robbie Shepherd and Sheena Wellington.
Further details from The Secretary at:
University Music Centre, University of St Andrews, KY16 9AJ


Stirling
--------
The University of Stirling runs summer schools which cover a
wide range of Scottish cultural topics including Gaelic, various
music classes and much more.
See:
http://www.stir.ac.uk/epd/suschool/
mailto:m.f.stirling@stirling.ac.uk


On-line
-------
Celtic Music. Regional Cultures and Modern Success
is a provocative, well-researched on-line culture and history course
offered by the Continuing Education in Music program at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison. Anyone in the world can take this starting at any
time. Find out more or register now at

http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa/online/celtic.htm

Or call (USA) (608) 262-2451 to register for course number 3750.
The course is permanently open to enrollment.


[12.2] Cultural Newsletters and websites

Tocher
------
Tales, Songs and Tradition. First published 1971
Selected from the archives of the School of Scottish Studies.
Two issues a year, annual subscription 6 pounds.
Each issue contains approx 65 A5 pages and includes material in Scots
and Gaelic (Gaelic with translation). Songs have tunes in staff format.
UK ISSN 0049-397X
Contact:
Mrs Frances Beckett
School of Scottish Studies
University of Edinburgh
27 George Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9LD
Tel: 0131 650 3060
http://www.pearl.arts.ed.ac.uk/SoSS/
mailto:Scottish.Studies@ed.ac.uk


Suil na h-Iolaire (The Eagle's Eye)
-----------------------------------
Cultural news from Argyll, the Highlands and Islands.
Published every 2 months, info at:
http://www.dalriada.co.uk/Taighindex/Publications/publications.html


Am Braighe
----------
News and cultural articles from Nova Scotia and Scotland
http://www.ambraighe.ca/
mailto:gaeltalk@auracom.com

Scottish Affairs
----------------
For comment and debate on Scottish politics, society and current affairs
Published in book form every quarter. Independent of political parties
and pressure groups
Annual subscription (4 issues), 25 pounds (40 for institutions)
Published by
Unit for the study of government in Scotland
Chisholm House
High School Yards
Edinburgh
EH1 1LZ
Tel: 0131 650 2456  Fax: 0131 650 6345


U.S. Scots Magazine
-------------------
http://www.usscots.com/
U.S. Scots Magazine is the premiere print magazine for the
Scottish-American Community. Visit to read past articles, reference
the online databases, explore the extensive links database, and learn
how to subscribe.


[12.3] Kilts and their history

There is no documentation for "kilts" before 1575.
Tartan yes. Kilts no. The Leine Croich or belted saffron shirt, yes; cloaks,
yes; tunics, yes; armour that might appear kilt-like on an ancient engraving,
yes. Kilts - no.

The Leine Croich: A tunic like garment usually worn with a belt around the
middle. Made of - linen - of course, which was also cheaper to get (from
Ireland mostly) than wool as sheep had not yet begun to make serious
inroads yet. With more sheep, the woolen weaving industry followed.
In a very general way, depending on fashion of a certain time and of
course the wealth of the individual, just look at what anyone else in
Europe was wearing at any certain time and a good basic idea will
emerge. For instance - compare a portrait of England's Henry VIII with
his Scottish contemporary James V - one will almost always see they
are wearing near identical styles of clothes. Not a kilt ever to be
seen on James, King of Scots.

The "little kilt", what you see today worn as the wrap around pleated
garment, is ascribed to invention in the 1720's. It was eventually
taken up and preserved by the British military in the Highland
Regiments - in fact most of what is called "Highland Attire" today was
ironically either preserved or invented by the British Army Highland
Regiments in their dress and then also invented by or for said
regiments. The "little" kilt was adopted for use by the military as
soon as the expense and cumbersomeness of the 'great" kilt was seen
(i.e. by 1800). Glengarry caps are a military invention of about the 1820's,
not adopted for regulation use until the 1850's. Sgian Dubhs (or some such
knife) were normally carried under the jacket until officers of the
Black Watch started sticking them in their kilt hose in the 1840's,
then it caught on with everyone else. Metal Clan bonnet badges are
actually an innovation of the last 50 years and copied as a style from
the regimental bonnet badges (the symbols within the badges may be
ancient - it is the idea of the Clan metal/pin on badges themselves
that is new - the usual Clan bonnet badge was a sprig of a local
plant). Feather bonnets are another military invention. The cut and
style of most modern "kilt jackets" are off-shoots of military
patterns. The writings of Sir Walter Scott, the Royal visit of
George IV in full "Highland" regalia (organized by Scott), and the
works of others such as the spurious "Sobieski Stuart" brothers,
all in the early 1800's, followed by the keen interest and love of
Scotland by Queen Victoria all helped in the "fad" of things Scottish
in the 19th century. This is not to debunk Scottish "history" or
pride, but just to put the true face on the matter. What people wore in
Scotland, whether Highland or Lowland, - just as it is today -
imitated or was influenced by the rest of Britain/Europe/Western
civilization. Until fairly recently, only the poorest of the poor
would only own a piece of material to wrap around themselves.
No Highland "Chief" worth his name would have been caught dead in
such a low-class garment!  -- Not until it became "fashionable"
that is, well into the 1700's and mostly in the early 1800's.

References on the history of the kilt
-------------------------------------
Beyond the Pale: A Survey of Gaelic Garb, 1500-1650_
Compiled by Ld. Cormac MacCliuin O'Domnaill. Reprint Copyrighted 1987 by
Moongate Designs. (Good one for no kilt pre1575)

A short history of the Scottish dress, R.M.D. Grange; London 1966.

The costume of Scotland, John Telfer Dunbar; B.T.Batsford, Ltd., L
ondon, 1981.

History of Highland Dress, by the same author, is a more comprehensive
work, including photos of pre 1745 tartans and other details.

The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, James Logan and R.R.McIan, first
published 1845, Reprinted 1980 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., NY (This source
must be used with caution, as not all the author's information is accurate).

Highland Clans and Tartans by RW Munro.

Companion to Gaelic Scotland, edited by Derick S. Thomson, published by
Gairm (Glasgow)

For info on doing the traditional plaid outfit (Great Kilt,
feilidh-bhreacain)like the costumes in Braveheart, see
http://metalab.unc.edu/gaelic/john/greatkilt.html
and
http://www.tartanweb.com/tweb/greatkilt/

See also
--------
See [12.5] for information on tartans
See [12.3] for info regarding what is worn under the kilt

http://members.aol.com/SconeMac/kilt.html
History of the Kilt

http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/kilts/kilts.htm
Evolution of the kilt

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~wew/celt-clothing/
Celtic Dress of the 16th Century


[12.4] Plaid

Plaid (pronounced "plad") is the name of the material which is used for
making kilts. It isn't the name of the pattern on the material, this is
called "tartan". In the US, plaid is sometimes pronounced "plaid" and
usually refers to the material - plaid and tartan are interchangeable
terms there, they aren't in Scotland.

Ray Dunn adds:
"plaid" is also the specific name for the tartan "cape" worn over the
shoulder in full "highland dress", e.g. by pipers.
In my experience, from my long gone pipe band days, this was indeed
called a "plaid" and not a "plad".

Dwelly wrote in 1901 under the entry for "fe/ileadh-bhreacain"
The kilted plaid. This consisted of twelve yards or more of narrow
tartan, which was wrapped around the middle, and hung down to the knees.
It was more frequently fastened round the middle by a belt, and then it
was called "breacain-an-fhe/ilidh" or "fe/ilidh-bhreacain". The breacain,
or plaid part of this dress, was, according to occasion, wrapped round
the shoulders, or fastened on the left shoulder with a brooch (brai\sd)
of gold, silver or steel, according to the wealth of the wearer. By
this arrangment there was nothing to impede the free use of the
sword-arm


[12.5] Tartan and Tartan Day


Tartan Day
==========
April 6th 1998 was declared National Tartan Day in the US for the first
time. This date was chosen because 6th April 1320 was the date of the
signing of the Declaration of Arbroath (see [11.3]), which formed the
basis for the US Declaration of Independence. See
http://www.tartanday.com/

The official Scottish government website for Tartan Day is at
http://www.tartanday.gov.uk/

Tartan Day domains available
----------------------------
http://www.tartanday.info/
http://www.tartanday.biz/

History of Tartan
=================
Dwelly (Gaelic Dictionary - published 1901) writes (under breacan)
Parti-coloured cloth was used by the Celts from earliest times, but the
variety of colours in the breacan was greater or less according to the
rank of the wearer. That of the ancient kings had seven colours, that of
the druids six, and that of the nobles four. In the days of Martin the
tartans seemed to be used to distinguish the inhabitants of different
districts, and not the members of different families as at present. He
expressely says that the inhabitants of the various islands were not all
dressed alike, but that the setts and colours of the various tartans
varied from isle to isle. As he does not mention the use of a special
pattern by each family, it would appear that such a distinction is a
modern one, and taken from the ancient custom of a tartan for each
district, the family or clan originally most numerous in each part
eventually adopting as their distinctive clan tartan the tartan of
such district. Martin's information was not obtained on hearsay,
he was born in Skye and reared in the midst of Highland customs.

MacLennan (Gaelic dictionary - published 1925) writes (under breacan)
A parti-coloured dress, used by the Celts from the earliest times.
"Breacan an fhe/ilidh", the belted plaid (consisting of twelve yards
of tartan, worn round the waist, obliquely across the breast and
over the left shoulder, and partly depending backwards). According
to Keating it was the custom in ancient time to have one colour in
the form of a slave, two in the dress of a peasant, three in the
dress of a soldier or young lord, four in the dress of a brughaidh
(land-holder), five in the dress of a district chief, six in the
dress of an ollamh, and in that of a King and Queen.

This info about number of tartan colours and rank should perhaps
be taken with a pinch of salt.

The use of tartan in Scotland predates the kilt as tartan appeared
as a design before the small kilt was invented. The first recorded
use of the modern kilt was in 1575, but the use of tartan predates
this significantly.

See also
--------
Scottish Tartan Society
http://www.tartans.scotland.net/

Also see: ftp://members.aol.com/sdullman/programs/tartan20.zip
- displays about 60 tartans

the Tartan Finder
http://www.house-of-tartan.scotland.net/house/default.htp

http://www.tinsel.org/tinsel/Java/Tartan/
A combination of a Java program and an online database that can be
used to browse a collection of tartans with a web browser. There's
currently about 270 setts online, adapted from the popular X-Windows
program xtartan.

http://www.strathearn.com/tartan/
http://www.tartans.com/


[12.6] Where to buy/hire kilts and Highland accessories

See [12.3] for information on kilts and their history.

Scotland
========
(US and Canada sections follow)

Broughton
---------
Tartan Web
Ratchill,
Broughton,
Peeblesshire,
Scotland
ML12 6HH
Telephone: +44 (0) 1899 22 00 88
Fax: +44 (0) 1899 22 04 47
mailto:enquiries@tartanweb.co.uk
http://www.tartanweb.com/tweb/

Dufftown
--------
Ann Higgins Kiltmaker
5 Fife Street
Dufftown
Scotland
AB55 4AL
Tel/Fax (01340) 821136
http://www.gvis.co.uk/annhiggins/
mailto:ANNHIGGINS@kiltmaker.freeserve.co.uk
Ann supplies locally and mail-order to the U.S. and other places.

Edinburgh
---------
Geoffrey (tailor) Highland Crafts Ltd
57-59 High Street (2 doors up from John Knox's house)
Royal Mile, Edinburgh
EH1 1SR, Tel: 0131 557 0256

on-line at
http://www.geoffreykilts.co.uk/

They are also always at the Texas Scottish Festival.
Someone added: They have made one of my kilts and are quite good.

Their Edinburgh shop is open 7 days and late on Thursday.
Although it's on the Royal Mile, the prices should be reasonable.
They hire outfits; sell outfits and also sell ex-hire outfits.
Note that women in Scotland don't wear kilts, they wear kilted skirts.

Hugh Macpherson, Ltd.
Jean Macpherson, Managing Director
17 West Maitland Street
Edinburgh
EH12 5EA
SCOTLAND
Tel: 0131 225 4008
Fax: 0131 225 9823
(this shop is also known as Macphersons of Haymarket)
http://www.hughmacpherson.demon.co.uk/

Kiltsdirect
http://www.kiltsdirect.com/
mailto:sales@kiltsdirect.com
We currently do a good amount of trade particularily to USA over the web

Celtic Craft Centre
Paisley Close
101 High Street
"The Royal Mile"
Edinburgh,
Scotland

Kinloch Anderson Ltd
Commercial Street / Dock Street
Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6EY
Telephone: +44 (0)131 555 1355
Fax: +44 (0)131 555 1392
http://www.kinlochanderson.com/

Falkirk
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http://www.stewarthighland.com/
Stewart Highland Supplies


Motherwell
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Brave Trading
316 Shields Road
Motherwell
ML1 2LP

Tel 01698 230720
Mobile 07932 066428
mailto:david@bravetrading.com
http://www.bravetrading.com/


Paisley
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Houston Traditional Kiltmakers
http://www.kiltmakers.com/
Houston Kiltmakers are a third generation family run business with
over 90 years experience as gentlemans outfitters, Highlandwear &
Tartan Specialists. They do a massive range of tartans, and can
produce any tartan to buy.
Tel: +44 141 889 4879
Tel: 0800 072 0386


In the US
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Great Scot
P.O. Box 1817
Nashville, Indiana  47448
1-800-572-1073
(812)988-8094 (fax)
http://www.greatscotshop.com/

Scottish Lion
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http://www.scottishlion.com/
The Scottish Lion Import Shop is located in North Conway,
New Hampshire, USA, where, for the last 27 years we have been offering
fine Scottish, Irish and British imported items. They are the largest
mail order catalogue and store in the eastern U.S and large wedding rental
business with the kilt and Prince Charlie jackets.
Tel: 603-356-5517

Geoffrey Tailor Highland Crafts
17 Greenwood Dr.
South San Francisco, CA 940080
Tel 800 566 1467

There is a kiltmaker named Ann Stewart, of Leeds, New York, whose work is
apparently very good. She shows at the St. Andrew's Society Scottish
Festivals in Goshen, CT. Ann's e-mail address as listed in their latest
program is mailto:kiltmaker@aol.com; telephone (518) 943-0975
Address is 384 Main Street, Catskill, NY, 12414.
Don't know what her prices are, just that her work is good.

J. Higgins Ltd.
P.O. Box 14341
Lenexa, KS. 66215
1-800-426-7268
http://www.jhiggins.net/

Highland Heritage Ltd.
1601 Concord Pike, Suite 69
Wilmington, De. 19803
(302) 656-4007

Scottish Products
(212) 687-2505 m,t,th,f 11:30-5:30

Tartan Imports of Florida
813 or 888-734-3606 margret 10-1 atlantic

The Village Weaver
Center for the Arts
ll785 Highway 441 N.
Tallulah Falls, GA  30573
(mailing address: P.O. Box 7l, Dillard, GA 30537)
Tel: 706-746-2287
(hand weaver only, not a full service retailer of all things
Scottish). mailto:TheVillageWeaver@gldist.com

Celtic Craft Centre
1323 Columbus Ave
Fisherman's Wharf
San Francisco, CA  94133
800-535-5458    or   415-567-6520
415-567-5918 fax      10-5:30 T-SA

Scottish Heritage Center
Queen Mary Seaport
1119 Queen's Highway
Long Beach, CA  90802
310-499-1760          10-6  365days/year

Hector Russell Scottish Imports
83 University Street
The Harbor Steps Seattle
WA 98101
Phone: (206)242-1768, (206)242-0291
Fax:  (206)439-8066

Texas Scottish Festival Association
817-654-2293

Patrick Roper
Northchannel Kilts
(206) 706-0757

Canada
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Burnett's & Struth Scottish Regalia Ltd
http://www.burnetts-struth.com/

61 Patterson Road
Barrie, Ontario L4N 3V9
Canada

Phone: (705) 728-3232
Fax: (705) 728-2962

MacLeods Scottish Shops
45 Mill Street, West
Elora, Ontario,
N0B 1S0
Canada
Ph.: (519)846-0222
Fax: (519)846-2783
http://www.macleodsscottish.com/

MacNeils Scottish Imports
1825 Avenue Road
Toronto, Canada
416-782-5227

The Scottish Company
4687 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario M2N 5M3
(416) 223-1314

Scottish Factory Outlet
http://www.scottishfactory.com/

The Kiltmaker
704 Arlington Park Place
Kingston, Ontario

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