title: Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: The Official Guide
author: National Archives of Scotland
description: Excellent help with every phase of genealogical research ... This book will be a valuable finding aid for many people using the Scottish Record Office, and by no means only for the family historian' - Books in Scotland'includes the sort of online sources that have transformed the field since its first publication in 1990, this guide is indispensable for the serious investigator' --The Scotsman
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  _**Born of Fire**_ **is a work of historical fiction. While actual historical
  names and places from ancient Britain are used in a fictional context, the
  story itself is a product of the author’s imagination. Details resembling any
  other people, places, or events are unintentional and entirely coincidental.**
  
   **Copyright 2021 by Kella McKinnon**
  
   **All rights reserved.**
  
   **No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system
  or transmitted in any form, by any means, digital, mechanical, or otherwise,
  without the prior consent of the author, with the exception of brief and
  properly attributed quotations.**
  
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  The Scottish Highlands have a turbulent and storied past. Though many cultures
  have called Scotland home, perhaps the most mysterious group were the Picts.
  The language they spoke is now extinct, and much of what we know about these
  tribal people