CHAPTER VI.

THE KINGDOM OF SCONE.

State of the four kingdoms in 731 275 Alteration in their relative position 276 Legend of St. Bonifacius 277 A.D. 710. Nectan, son of Derili, conforms to Rome 278 Establishment of Scone as capital 280 The Seven provinces 280 The Coronation Stone 281 A.D. 717. Expulsion of Columban clergy 283 Simultaneous revolution in Dalriada and kingdom of the Picts 286 A.D. 731-761. Aengus mac Fergus, king of the Picts 289 Suppressed century of Dalriadic history 292 Foundation of St. Andrews 296 A.D. 761-763. Bruide mac Fergusa, king of the Picts 299 A.D. 763-775. Ciniod, son of Wredech, king of the Picts 300 A.D. 775-780. Alpin, son of Wroid, king of the Picts 301 A.D. 789-820. Constantin, son of Fergus, king of the Picts 302 Norwegian and Danish pirates 302 A.D. 820-832. Aengus, son of Fergus, king of Fortrenn 305 A.D. 832. Alpin the Scot attacks the Picts, and is slain 306 A.D. 836-839. Eoganan, son of Aengus 307 A.D. 839. Kenneth mac Alpin invades Pictavia 308 A.D. 844. Kenneth mac Alpin becomes king of the Picts 309 The Gallgaidhel 311 Obscurity of this period of the history 314 Causes and nature of revolution which placed Kenneth on the 314 throne of the Picts Where did the Scots come from? 316 What was Kenneth mac Alpin’s paternal descent? 321 A.D. 860-864. Donald, son of Alpin, king of the Picts 322 A.D. 863. Constantin, son of Kenneth, king of the Picts 323 A.D. 877-878. Aedh, son of Kenneth, king of the Picts 328 A.D. 878-889. Girig mac Dungaile and Eochodius, son of Run 329