The Highland Host

 

The Highland Host is a term used to describe a group of rough soldiers, usually from the Highlands of Scotland, who were quartered on the Covenanters, or suspected Covenanters. They lived off their hosts, and on their removal, often stole all of the belongings of their hosts.

A number of accounts of their actions have been recorded:

Cumnock (Old and New) Ayrshire

Glasgow