Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post
Proscription didn't apply to those in government service, right? If these men were part of a military surveying party, I'm not sure that this is any sort of evidence one way or the other.
Proscription did not apply to those in the Army, those in Government service but not military were covered by the Act. These two might have been soldiers although the 42nd and 64th (the only two Highlander regiments at that date) wore the belted-plaid rather than the feileadh beag. The garments are similar to those in Sandby's drawing of the post-Culloden prisoners so he may have just included these to identify the surveying as working in the Highlands.