Caledonia (region)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Richard Talbert, Michael Heubel, R. Warner, R. Talbert, Ingrid Luo, Ryan Horne
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History
The name "Caledonia" was used by some ancient writers to refer to the area occupied by the Caledonii. The region in question seems to have varied for different authors, but roughly corresponds to a large portion of what is now eastern Scotland.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/89132
57.0521712841, -3.89286671531
- Representative Locations:
- BAtlas Map Label Location (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 1860 meters.
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Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 9 C3 Caledonia
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Scotland
A.S. Esmonde Cleary, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Richard Talbert, Michael Heubel, R. Warner, R. Talbert, Ingrid Luo, and Ryan Horne, 'Caledonia (region): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/89132> [accessed: 25 December 2024]
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