X Marks the Scot - An on-line community of kilt wearers.

   X Marks Partners - (Go to the Partners Dedicated Forums )
USA Kilts website Celtic Croft website Celtic Corner website Houston Kiltmakers

User Tag List

Results 1 to 10 of 18

Thread: Happy Yule!

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    Join Date
    6th July 07
    Location
    The Highlands,Scotland.
    Posts
    15,800
    Mentioned
    18 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Grizzbass.

    I am afraid religion and the history of the various aspects of it are of little interest to me. Interestingly, rightly or wrongly, I tend to connect Druids to Stonehenge in Southern England and parts of Wales, but connecting them to Scotland is, I am afraid, well beyond my ken.
    " Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    11th August 20
    Location
    Oakville ON Canada
    Posts
    292
    Mentioned
    2 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
    Grizzbass.

    I am afraid religion and the history of the various aspects of it are of little interest to me. Interestingly, rightly or wrongly, I tend to connect Druids to Stonehenge in Southern England and parts of Wales, but connecting them to Scotland is, I am afraid, well beyond my ken.
    Stonehenge is much, much older and it was finished about 1700 years before there were Celts and Druids in Britain. Stonehenge was as old to the Druids as Hadrian's Wall is to us.

    The Gaelic Scots didn't get to Scotland until after the Romans had left (they invaded from Ireland and "Scoti" was the Roman name for the Irish). Caledonia was inhabited by Briton tribes related to the Welsh. That is where the Picts likely were. They were tough guys and the Romans were eventually handed their adzes to them by those tribes. The Gaels don't seem to have pushed them out but rather they slowly merged with each other to create the modern Scotus Horribilus Kiltii.
    Those ancient U Nialls from Donegal were a randy bunch.

  3. The Following User Says 'Aye' to Ninehostages For This Useful Post:


  4. #3
    Join Date
    6th July 07
    Location
    The Highlands,Scotland.
    Posts
    15,800
    Mentioned
    18 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Thank you for that.
    " Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.

  5. #4
    Join Date
    1st June 11
    Location
    New Zealand and Scotland
    Posts
    85
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Ninehostages View Post
    Stonehenge is much, much older and it was finished about 1700 years before there were Celts and Druids in Britain. Stonehenge was as old to the Druids as Hadrian's Wall is to us.

    The Gaelic Scots didn't get to Scotland until after the Romans had left (they invaded from Ireland and "Scoti" was the Roman name for the Irish). Caledonia was inhabited by Briton tribes related to the Welsh. That is where the Picts likely were. They were tough guys and the Romans were eventually handed their adzes to them by those tribes. The Gaels don't seem to have pushed them out but rather they slowly merged with each other to create the modern Scotus Horribilus Kiltii.
    And before that there was this

    http://factsanddetails.com/world/cat...ntry-6014.html

  6. The Following User Says 'Aye' to jfraser For This Useful Post:


  7. #5
    Join Date
    6th July 07
    Location
    The Highlands,Scotland.
    Posts
    15,800
    Mentioned
    18 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    I would recommend a visit to Orkney to anyone who is interested in wildlife, farming and history. You are unlikely to see many kilts about though, I saw one in two weeks whilst we were there, worn by a Norwegian.
    " Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.

  8. The Following 3 Users say 'Aye' to Jock Scot For This Useful Post:


Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

» Log in

User Name:

Password:

Not a member yet?
Register Now!
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.0