The Coming of Christianity: 397-7th century
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Four races dominated Scotland, then called Alba. The Celtic Picts occupied lands from Caithness to the Forth; the Anglo-Saxons, occupied land, south of the Forth; the Britons, who had moved from Wales, occupied land south of the Clyde and finally there were the Scots; Celts from Ireland who settled north of the Clyde.
St Ninian founded the first Christian centre, near the Solway Firth, in 397, and started converting the pagans. Columba, was exiled from Ireland and arrived in Scotland in 563. He continued St Ninian's work, basing himself on the island of Iona, and sent out missionaries to the mainland and other islands.
By the end of the 7th century the four kingdoms of Alban were converted to Christianity - a Celtic Christianity, not yet in line with that dictated by the Vatican. |
By the end of the 7th century the four kingdoms of Alban were converted to Christianity - a Celtic Christianity, not yet in line with that dictated by the Vatican.
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