Caledonian is a geographical term used to refer to places, species, or items in or from Scotland, or particularly the Scottish Highlands. It derives from Caledonia, the Roman name for the area of modern Scotland. Caledonian is also used to refer to places or people in or from New Caledonia. Caledonian may also refer to: Transport Caledonian (ship), several ships with the name Caledonian (locomotive), an early locomotive of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway The Caledonian, discontinued British passenger train Caledonian Airways, former Scottish airline Caledonian Canal, between Inverness and Fort William, Scotland Caledonian Railway, former Scottish railway company Caledonian Railway (Brechin), preserved steam railway Caledonian Road (disambiguation), the name of several places in London, England Caledonian Sleeper, a sleeper train service in Scotland Sports Caledonian F.C., former football club from Inverness Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C., football club created in 1994 by the merger of Caledonian F.C. and Inverness Thistle F.C. Caledonian Stadium, football stadium in Inverness opened in 1996, home ground of the above Caledonian Ground, sports venue in Dunedin, New Zealand The Caledonian Cup, a tournament held each year by Scottish Pro Wrestling Other uses Caledonians, an ancient tribal confederation Caledonian orogeny, a geological event Caledonian Brewery, in Edinburgh, Scotland Caledonian Forest, the native woodland of Highland Scotland Caledonian Hall, a historic building in Holyoke, Massachusetts Caledonian-Record, a newspaper published in Vermont, USA Glasgow Caledonian University, in Glasgow, Scotland It is also used by Scottish institutions or societies around the world, or by groups with Scottish ancestry. For example, the Caledonian Club in London. See also Caledonia Caledonians Caledonians (disambiguation)