Quote Originally Posted by Bryan View Post
Is there any truth to the Cornish people having worn kilts in the past? I've read a few things about it, but nothing definitive. Some say the traditional Cornish kilt was black. There is some evidence that they did from a carving on a church bench from the 16th century. Anyone have any thoughts?
More likely the Cornish adopted the kilt & tartan as an expression of their revived nationalism in the 1960's. The Cornish national tartan, for example, was designed in 1963. The Cornish Hunting Tartan and the Cornish flag tartan were designed in the 1980s, if memory serves me.

The reference to a plain black kilt being used by Cornish patriots can be found in Teall & Smith's District Tartans, p. 138, but there is no mention of a date, let a lone a claim of a 16th century origin.

I would take any claim of such ancient pedigree with a large dose of salts.

Regards,

Todd