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The Scots as you understand the term originated from Ireland in the 6th century. |
There is some debate about that
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D?l Riata is commonly viewed as having been an Irish Gaelic colony in Scotland, although some archaeologists have recently argued against this.[3] The inhabitants of D?l Riata are often referred to as Scots, i.e., Latin scotti, a name for the inhabitants of Ireland; its original meaning is uncertain but it later refers to Gaelic-speakers, whether from Ireland or elsewhere.
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Furthermore Scots refers to different ethnic groups at different times. It refers not only to the Scotti (which the Romans used as a generic term for Gaelic tribes of the Isles), but to the mix of said tribes with the picts. Furthermore the picts were not the original inhabitants of Scotland. They were a celtic tribe. The Celts were not in the Isles until after the 6th century BC, and there were other cultures around before them.