The Picts were the people who lived in most of Scotland. They lived there before, during and after the Romans ruled Britain. They are thought to have been a type of Celtic people. The Roman named for Scotland was Caledonia. They did not get very far into this country and never ruled over the Picts. They were called 'Picts' because they painted their bodies with 'pictures': like tattoos today. They spoke a language called Pictish. No-one speaks Pictish today. We know almost nothing about it. The Picts are famous for their 'Symbol Stones'. The symbols may have been a type of name tag writing. The Picts liked to attack the Romano-Britons. During the Dark Ages, Scotland was not called 'Scotland'. It was called 'Pictland'. The Scots eventually took over Pictland. The Scots of today are partly descended from the Picts. Colouring Sheet available