Celtic Scotland

by Ian Armit

Overview

This authoritative and beautifully illustrated book is aimed at the general reader who wants to know about the mysterious people who inhabited Scotland from the Bronze Age onwards. They created wonderful works of art in gold and silver and their brochs and hillforts are scattered over the Scottish landscape. Many modern-day Scots are descended from them. Using the results of modern archaeology and historical sources, Ian Armit answers the key questions about who the Celts were, where they came from, their relationship with other Celtic tribes throughout Europe, their customs and beliefs and their daily life. It is a fascinating story told with flair and clarity by one of Britain’s leading experts on the Celts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780272924
Publisher:	Birlinn, Limited
Publication date:	10/01/2016
Edition description:	New
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 2.00(d)

About the Author

Ian Armit is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Bradford, having previously taught at Queen’s University, Belfast. Prior to that, he was an Inspector of Ancient Monuments with Historic Scotland.

Table of Contents

List of plates and figures vii

Preface to the third edition xiii

Acknowledgements xv

A note on dating xvii

1 Celtic Scotland? 1

2 Ancestral lands 11

3 House and home 23

4 Warring Celts 49

5 'Celtic cowboys' and the myth of Caledon 73

6 Identity and power 87

7 Death and belief 101

8 The clash with Rome 127

9 Epilogue 155

Places to visit 159

Further reading 161

Glossary 167

Index 169