Scottish Origins, Ch.1 Celtic and Medieval Histories . . . . Early man learns to use his dextrous hands to make tools. He begins to live in small villages or communities, relying on each other for their own unique talents to survive. In early Scotland, man lived in and around the coasts of the mainland and the Isles.
Early man steps slowly forward to modern man.
Ancient Pictish Standing Stone. From the beginning Scotland was made up of coastal settlements. To go inland meant forest and swamp , and wild animals. It is known that the early settlements seldom ventured into the mainland too far for fear of a number of creatures. The wolf, noteably, was the major rival of man for food.