The kilt is perhaps the most well known emblem of Scottish heritage The kilt I wear most often is the grandfather of the modern kilt, ‘the feilidh-mór’. Its name in Gaelic means “great wrap.” Another name for this garment is breacan-an-feileadh, which means “tartan wrap.” (It should be mentioned that at this early period, tartan did not mean “clan tartan.” There were no named tartan patterns and individual tartans bore no significance as far as clan, family or district.) In English this garment

22K views · 1.6K reactions | The history of the kilt stretches back to at least the end of the 16th century. The kilt first appeared as the belted plaid or great kilt, a full length garment whose upper half could be worn as a cloak draped over the shoulder, or brought up over the head as a hood. The kilt was widely used as a battle uniform; a symbol of Scottish dissent. #tartan #outlanderaddicted #kilts #memories #outlandercast #Outlander #outlanderseries | Outlanderaddicted | Facebook