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Scotland is in reality the merging of three different groups: 1. The original Scots people, which crossed from the Irish sea and took the West of the country, with which they formed the kingdom of Dal Riata with their brethen across the strait. 2. The Picts, which occupied the East of the country and 3. The Welsh remnants to the South, which were fleeing from the Saxon advance and consolidation in England proper, and which would form the ephemeral kingdom of Strathclyde in the South of the country, on the border between Scotland and Northumbría.
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Nope. All three foundational groups of Scotland (Scots, Picts and Northern Welsh) were Celtic. The only outliers are the mutts in the Orkney islands (which are basically Celtic Nordics from the union of Scandos and native Celts during the Viking era) and the people of the Isle of Man.
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True, but there is more sheep than people in the highlands and I don't think all of the highlands is Gaelic speaking, anyway, since I don't think they speak Gaelic in the Orkneys for instance.
Anyway, there is definitely a legitimate argument to be made that Scots is more English sounding than RP due to Scots being more closely aligned to Olde English.
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