Tour Scotland short 4K travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music, of a graveyard of the Picts on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Garbeg in the Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. Saint Columba was in the area as part of his mission to convert the Picts, the Celtic peoples residing in Northern and Eastern Scotland, to Christianity in the 6th century AD. The remains of their settlements, in particular their cemeteries, are largely found towards the East coast, but this Pictish burial site feature impressive upstanding remains and grave mounds. The word Pict comes from the Roman name Picti, meaning “ painted people ” and it is traditionally thought to refer to the practice of tattooing or body painting. This term was first used around 1,700 years ago and was developed to distinguish between Roman and non-Roman Britons during the time of the Roman occupation of the British Isles. It has subsequently come to refer to a group of people who lived in what is now Scotland. From AD 900 onwards, the Pictish kingdom and its rulers were replaced by people who no longer regarded themselves as Picts, but as people of Alba, the precursor to what we call Scotland. August is the last full month of Summer in Scotland and a prime time to explore Scotland's natural attractions with long daylight hours, upwards of 13 to 15 hours per day. This is one of the warmest months of the year, along with July, and you should expect some rain, though just how much depends on where you travel. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. The date for astronomical Summer in Scotland is Tuesday, 21 June, ending on Friday, 23 September. @tourscotland #scotland
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