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Cateran, the Glossary

The term cateran (from the Gaelic ceathairne, a collective word meaning "peasantry") historically referred to a band of fighting men of a Scotland Highland clan; hence the term applied to the Highland, and later to any, marauders or cattle-lifters.^[1]

13 relations: Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, Banditry, Cateran Trail, Cattle raiding, Chronicles of the Canongate, Goidelic languages, Kern (soldier), Magnus Magnusson, Moray Firth, Rob Roy (novel), Robert II of Scotland, Scotland, Scottish Highlands.
Military units and formations of the Middle Ages

Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan

Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, called the Wolf of Badenoch (1343 – July 1394), was a Scottish royal prince, the third son of King Robert II of Scotland by his first wife Elizabeth Mure.

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Banditry

Banditry is a type of organized crime committed by outlaws typically involving the threat or use of violence.

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Cateran Trail

The Cateran Trail is a circular long-distance walking route in central Scotland.

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Cattle raiding

Cattle raiding is the act of stealing live cattle, often several or many at once.

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Chronicles of the Canongate

Chronicles of the Canongate is a collection of stories by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1827 and 1828 in the Waverley novels series.

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Goidelic languages

The Goidelic or Gaelic languages (teangacha Gaelacha; cànanan Goidhealach; çhengaghyn Gaelgagh) form one of the two groups of Insular Celtic languages, the other being the Brittonic languages.

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Kern (soldier)

A kern was a Gaelic warrior, specifically a light infantryman, in Ireland in the Middle Ages. Cateran and kern (soldier) are Military units and formations of the Middle Ages.

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Magnus Magnusson

Magnus Magnusson, (born Magnús Sigursteinsson; 12 October 1929 – 7 January 2007) was an Icelandic-born British-based journalist, translator, writer and television presenter.

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Moray Firth

The Moray Firth (An Cuan Moireach, Linne Mhoireibh or Caolas Mhoireibh) is a roughly triangular inlet (or firth) of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness, which is in the Highland council area of the north of Scotland.

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