Product Description
A fully updated and expanded edition of a classic text on early Scottish history. From the 5th to the 10th century, Scotland was home to a variety of diverse peoples and cultures, all competing for land and supremacy. At the heart of the mystery of how Scotland became a single unified country lies the extraordinary influence of the Picts and their neighbours, the Gaels, originally immigrants from Ireland. Sally Foster uses the latest archaeological discoveries and interpretations as well as developments in historical, art-historical and place-name studies to explain how the Picts and Gaels became Scots and forged a nation.
About the Author
Dr Sally Foster is an Inspector of Ancient Monuments with Historic Scotland, prior to which she was an Investigator with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. She is an Associate of the Institute of Field Archaeologists and author of a number of publications. She lives in Edinburgh.