Analysis of Scottish DNA reveals historic ethnic clusters
(Above image is capture of a Scotland map illustrating the ethnic regions discussed below.) This evening, I am posting information sourced from an article in yesterday's Times newspaper which reports an academic study confirming that Scotland's constituent ethnic clusters have effectively remained undisturbed from the period AD 500- AD1000 which was known as the 'Dark Ages'. In essence, Scotland is divided into six main clusters of people each of which has a discrete gene pool, viz: Scottish Borders region South-West region. North-East region Hebrides (island grouping off West coast) # Orkney # Shetland (# Northern Isles) The above groupings roughly correlate with known regional kingdoms of the time, viz: Strathclyde ( S.W. Scotland) Lasted for 400 years, stretching from capital at Dumbarton near Glasgow into N.W. England. Pictland ( N.E.) The Picts were a loose confederation of celtic people, probably speaking a Brittonic (Welsh) language...