The Picts (Painted People) were a Celtic group in Northern Britain. They were considered fierce warriors by the Romans who gave them the name Picts after seeing their ornate Tattoos, body painting, and that they would dye their entire bodies blue with Woad. They were an enemy the Romans proved unable to conquer. However, they were actually a relatively peaceful farming people who claimed to be descended of the goddess Brighid, it is said that a goddess had walked their land and everywhere her foot touched was sacred and they fiercely protected it. The Picts had pastoral lands and raised Wool and Flax for clothing. Later on after Christianization the Picts would later merge with other tribes into the Scots forming the Kingdom of Alba, the First Scottish King was said to be the son of a Pictish Queen.-TLK
Hadrians Wall built in the 2nd Century AD was a Roman fortification designed to keep the Northern Tribes (Picts) of Britain from invading the empire in what would become England. It runs shore to shore of Great Britian and still stands to this day. The area is replete with imagery of both Roman and Celtic gods such as Cocidius (The Red One), Coventina (Goddess of Wells), Mercury, Jupiter, The Veteres, and even cults of Mithras and Gaulish gods like Gallia. The area is also supposedly peppered with images of horned/antlered gods. As well as dedications to gods and the bravery of men and even millennia old graffiti of a phallic nature.-TLK
The Kelpies are a 100 foot tall sculpture in Falkirk, Scotland created by artist Andy Scott. They are part of a larger recreation area and are based on the mythical water horse or "Kelpy" they were installed in 2013
The Tartan pattern of the Scottish Kilt is often thought to be a result of the romanticism of the 17th century pushed by weavers. In actuality the Celts have been weaving the Tartan (Plaid) patterns for at least 3000 years, with archaeological finds in Austria dating back at least that far. While the diversity and prominence may have arose in the last few centuries different regions or large clans having their own distinct Tartans are nothing new and arise naturally over time. The designs were so meticulously kept down to a single string, that people have been sued successfully for taking creative liberty with the design. Different colors indicate different lineages and loyalties and histories, and are not simply artistic deference. A Scottish Wedding Tradition is for the man to use his families Plaid as a shawl for a bride after they're married to symbolize her joining his family. The Plaid Kilt is quintessentially Highland Scots and was even banned briefly by the government due to the Highlanders. -TLK