Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post
Note that the portion that banned tartan was only specific to "great coats" or "upper coats". The rest of the Act was for certain types of clothing that is specific to the Highlands, but did not ban tartan itself.

Keep in mind that tartan was worn by Lowlanders as well, and the Act was meant only to punish Highland culture. So it was specific to Highland attire, but was not an across-the-board ban on tartan.
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