Lost Roman Eagle Found in Corstorphine
I was wandering round my local heritage centre today when I saw a carving on the floor. It was upside
Read moreRomans in Scotland
Collected sources in one place
Scottish
The Caledonians
The people who inhabited what is now Scotland had their names recorded by the Romans in Ptolemy’s map of 150
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Scotland in pre-Roman times
Before 70 AD Scotland was made up of groups of Celtic people clustered around hill-forts. (see Atlas of Hillforts in
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Atlas of Hillforts in Britain and Ireland
The following site has an atlas of hill forts in the UK and in Scotland showing where hillforts might have
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What languages did people speak?
During Roman times writers documented that Scotland had Picts and Caledonians who were divided into tribal groups. In ancient times
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Caledonians to Picts – Cradle of Scotland
This site provides evidence of the native settlements during the time the Romans were on the Gask Ridge. Source: Caledonians
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