Quote Originally Posted by flairball
I'm new to this whole tartan/kilt thing, so if I've asked a stupid question please forgive me, but this is an area I've found little information on.
H.F. McClintock. Old Irish and Highland Dress with Notes on That of the Isle of Man. Dundalk: Dundalgan Press, 1943.

Dunbar, John Telfer. History of Highland Dress. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1962.

Those two should give you quite a bit of information. I've got both on my shelf, here.