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Caledones
Caledones [CP].The late Iron Age tribe living in western Scotland (Strathclyde) at the time of the Roman conquest. Some of Agricola's campaigns of the late 1st century ad came up against and defeated the Caledones led by Calgacus. Despite this setback, the province continued to develop largely untouched by the Roman world.
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