Black Watch
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Description
The source of the regiment’s name is uncertain. In 1725, following the Jacobite rebellion of 1715, General George Wade was authorised by George I to form six “watch” companies to patrol the Highlands of Scotland, three from Clan Campbell, one from Clan Fraser of Lovat, one from Clan Munro and one from Clan Grant. These were to be “employed in disarming the Highlanders, preventing depredations, bringing criminals to justice, and hindering rebels and attainted persons from inhabiting that part of the kingdom.” The force was known in Gaelic as Am Freiceadan Dubh, “the dark” or “black watch.”
This epithet may have come from the uniform plaids of dark tartan with which the companies were provided. Other theories have been put forward; for instance, that the name referred to the “black hearts” of the pro-government militia who had sided with the “enemies of true Highland spirit”, or that it came from their original duty in policing the Highlands, namely preventing “blackmail” (Highlanders demanding extortion payments to spare cattle herds)
This is according to the Clan Chief of Campbell the only official Tartan of Campbell but others do not agree with the chief.
Additional information
Weight | 35 lbs |
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Waist | 24 in, 24.5 in, 25 in, 25.5 in, 26 in, 26.5 in, 27 in, 27.5 in, 28 in, 28.5 in, 29 in, 29.5 in, 30 in, 30.5 in, 31 in, 31.5 in, 32 in, 32.5 in, 33 in, 33.5 in, 34 in, 34.5 in, 35 in, 35.5 in, 36 in, 36.5 in, 37 in, 37.5 in, 38 in, 38.5 in, 39 in, 40 in, 40.5 in, 41 in, 41.5 in, 42 in, 42.5 in, 43 in, 43.5 in, 44 in, 44.5 in, 45 in, 45.5 in, 46 in, 46.5 in, 47 in, 47.5 in, 48 in, 48.5 in, 49 in, 49.5 in, 50 in, 50.5 in, 51 in, 51.5 in, 52 in, 52.5 in, 53 in, 53.5 in, 54 in, 54.5 in, 55 in, 55.5 in, 56 in, 56.5 in, 57 in, 57.5 in, 58 in, 58.5 in, 59 in, 59.5 in, 60 in, 60.5 in, 61 in, 61.5 in, 62 in, 62.5 in, 63 in, 63.5 in, 64 in, 64.5 in, 65 in, 65.5 in, 66 in, 66.5 in, 67 in, 67.5 in, 68 in, 68.5 in, 69 in, 69.5 in, 70 in |
Length | 19 in, 19.5 in, 20 in, 20.5 in, 21 in, 21.5 in, 22 in, 22.5 in, 23 in, 23.5 in, 24 in, 24.5 in, 25 in, 25.5 in, 26 in |
Style | Pure Wool, Standard, Utility Kilt |
Fabric Weight | 13 oz, 16 oz |
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