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Caledonia is an old Latin name (given by the Roman Empire) for a northern area of the island of Great Britain. In some contexts it may mean the area north of Hadrian's Wall. In others it may mean the area north of the Antonine Wall. The border between modern Scotland and modern England is between the two walls and, in English and Scots, Caledonia has now romanitic or poetic usage as a name for Scotland. The name represents that of a Pictish tribe, the Caledonii, one amongst several in the Caledonia region, but perhaps the dominant tribe. Their name appears also in that of Dunkeld (Dùn Chailleann i ...

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