Scotland The first written reference to Scotland was in 320 BC by Pytheas, who called the northern tip of Britain "Orcas", the source of the name of the Orkney islands.Forsyth, Katherine (2005). "Origins: Scotland to 1100". In Wormald, Jenny (ed.). Scotland: A History. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199601646. at the Open Library Project.
Scotland The first written reference to Scotland was in 320 BC by Pytheas, who called the northern tip of Britain "Orcas", the source of the name of the Orkney islands.Forsyth, Katherine (2005). "Origins: Scotland to 1100" In Wormald, Jenn.y (ed.). Scotland: A History. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199601646. at the Open Library Project.