Balmoral bonnet
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The Balmoral Bonnet is a traditional Scottish cap that can be worn with Scottish Highland Dress. It is named after Balmoral Castle, a Royal residence in Scotland.
Its original form was a sort of brimless cap with a high-walled rim and a soft floppy crown. It later changed to have a lower rim and a larger, floppier crown making it resemble a sailor's tally cap. It has tapes in the rim to secure it tightly and they are worn at the back of the cap. A black bow (originally a field sign symbolizing the wearer's loyalty to the House of Hanover) or a regimental or clan badge is worn on the off side of the rim.
It traditionally was blue or navy blue in color with a colored toorie (pompom) set in the middle of the crown and with or without a diced border (usually red-and-white check) around the rim.
It was worn by Scottish troops in the place of the Shako from the late 18th to the mid-19th century, but was replaced in service by the Glengarry bonnet.