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The House of Dunkeld (in Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Chailleann, lit. 'Fort of the Caledonii' or "of the Caledonians") is a historiographical and genealogical construct to illustrate the clear succession of Scottish kings from 1034 to 1040 and from 1058 to 1286.
Latin historians, including Tacitus and Cassius Dio, referred to the territory north of the River Forth as "Caledonia", and described it as inhabited by the Maeatae and the Caledonians (Latin: Caledonii). Other ancient authors, however, used the adjective "Caledonian" more generally to describe anything pertaining to inland or northern Britain. [1]
Dumyat summit, with the River Forth in the distance. The Maeatae were a confederation of tribes that probably lived beyond the Antonine Wall in Roman Britain.. The historical sources are vague as to the exact region they inhabited, but an association is thought to be indicated in the names of two hills with fortifications. [1]
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The Caledonians (/ ˌ k æ l ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ən z /; Latin: Caledones or Caledonii; Ancient Greek: Καληδῶνες, Kalēdōnes) or the Caledonian Confederacy were a Brittonic-speaking tribal confederacy in what is now Scotland during the Iron Age and Roman eras.
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The name comes from the Gaelic Sìth Chailleann, meaning "fairy hill of the Caledonians"; [3] compare nearby Dunkeld (Gaelic Dùn Chailleann), whose name means "fort of the Caledonians". [4] A Lowland name for the mountain, recorded in the 18th century, was "Maiden Pap ".
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