 Glasko, Edinburgh an Aberdeen are major power centres of Scotland today. 1500 years ago however, Duned Ford in Argyll was the capital of Dalryada. An ancient Gaelic kingdom that comprised parts of modern Ireland and the western and seaborne of Scotland. Today, I've driven two and a half fingers from my home to the Duned Ford. Fyel by caffeine and a 5 hour Gjockel and the Rehuburnman podcast. Dynaid Fort yn ystod 30 miliad ar Yn Fwyreri, ac yn ymwyreri, yn Yn Fwyreri, yn ymwyreri, yn ychydig. Yr Yn Gweithdol yn Dalriadr, yn ymwyr i'r Gweithdol yn ym 16th ac 17th yma, a'r Yn Gweithdol yn Ymwyreri, yn ymwyr i'r Gweithdol yn Lathen, yn Scottie, ac yn ymwyr i'r Gael. Yn ymwyr i'r Gweithdol yn ymwyr i'r Gweithdol yn ymwyr i'r Hei Dde, dwy'r Gweithdol yn Ymwyreri. Yn ym 700 AD ac mae'n gallu ei wneud o'r ffordd. Dydai, y llythau wrth ymwyr i'r gwrt, ac mae'r eich gwaith o'r hystau yn ymwyr. Yn ymwyr i'r Dynad, yn ymwyr i'r Gweithdol yn ymwyr. Ymwyr i'r Dalriadr, yn ymwyr i'r Gweithdol yn ymwyr i'r gweithdol, yn ymwyr i'r Gweithdol yn ymwyr i'r Gweithdol yn ymwyr i'r Gweithdol yn ymwyr. O'i ffordd, byddai i bwrdd hynny'n i'ch gŵr i'r rhesymu yn ymwyr i'r Gweithddol yn ymwyr. Yn Ymwyr i'r Dynad, yn ymwyr i'ch cyfan cyfferau rhynghau, reger chi'n ymwyr a'r holliau'n i'ch cyffenai i'ch oligodau am ddau'r corau. Dwy'r newydd, y Dynad ymwyr i'r shield jogham yn ymwyr i'r Gweithdol yn ymwyr i'r Gweithdol yn ymwyr i'r Gweithdol. While its meaning is disputed, current research suggests some parts translate as people or men of the bog. In legend, the hero of Sion lept here from Rudol Hill, one kilometre away. His foot gouged out the footprint, his knee the basin, while his outstretched hands left finger marks, possibly the Ogum script. The NAD is served as a fort for over 2,000 years and it makes use of the natural landscape. Bog-like environment surrounds this area. Now I can certainly attest to the fact that the NAD fort served as a natural defensive fortress or made use of the natural landscape. I was in the interest to getting away from people at the top and finding somewhere a wee bit quieter to fill them. I came down one of the side banks of the fort and although it was possible it was succinctly difficult. I was carrying a tripod in hand which is maybe equivalent to carrying an axe or a sword in historical times. But to do that to either ascend or descend under attack would have been extremely difficult, which is one of the reasons why it served as such a natural fortress for the Dalryadans. The NAD had strong trading links with much of Europe, with so much pottery found here. One of the reasons is location. Island and the Hebridean Islands are just west and southwest of the NAD. Numerous archaeological finds have been discovered here, including wine containers from Gaul, which was in ancient France and ancient Belgium. The NAD served as an international hub during its golden age. Diplomats, traders and royal refugees came here from across western Europe. The discovery of precious metals and rare minerals, fine pottery and glassware, reveals how well connected the NAD was in the ancient world. Archaeologists have found traces of gold, silver, copper, lead and iron working and more than 900 mould fragments, many for making broaches, contributing to the artistic style that reached its zenith with the Book of Khaels. Thanks for watching so far. If you would like me to continue making videos, please support my work. You can support my work through Patreon where you gain exclusive benefits and the more people that sign up, the more benefits there will be. You can also support my work through donating through PayPal and buymeacoffee.com. All the links are in the description below. Thank you and now on with the video. Just over my shoulder is the sea and the Gales of Dauriada had a strong naval presence. Korax, a type of boat, were used by the Gales of Dauriada. Some sources also suggest that the Gales of Dauriada built their version of the Viking long boats. Dauriada and Dunad had a strong connection to Iona in the Hebridean Islands. Iona is around 37 miles to the west. In St Colomba, the founder of the monastery on Iona, was granted the island of Iona at Dunad by King Kong Gale in 563 AD. As well as the royal inauguration footprint, there are several other marks on this rock, although some are very faint to the eye. The second feature of the rock is a boa, a Pictish emblem, possibly symbolising sovereignty. The third feature of this rock is an Ogham script, a Gaelic script used until the 11th century. And number four is considered a second footprint. The people on either side of the North Channel Seaway shared a common language and culture. The people of Dauriada spoke a Gaelic or Cuceltic language, although different languages seem to have been spoken across the diverse kingdom. There is little archaeological evidence for the Gales legendary invasion of Urgyll from Dauriada in Ireland in about 500 AD, raising the question as to whether it was an invasion at all. Dunad itself was rooted in the ancient Kilmarton Glen, where numerous objects and standing stones have been found going back thousands of years ago. As with many other Celtic traditions, there is also stories of fairies in Dunad. This carved stone ball was found at Dunad and is displayed in Kilmarton Museum. Similar enigmatic objects were made across Scotland, particularly in the northeast up to around 4,000 years ago. According to local legend, stone balls and other artefacts with magical powers were abandoned by fairies in a farmhouse below the hillfort. In the 8th century AD, the Picts led siege to Dunad. As an entry from 736 AD in the Aenals of Ulster describes, the Picts sacked Dunad, the capital of the kingdom. Angus son of Fergus, king of the Picts, led waste to the territory of Dauriada and seized Dunad and burned Crec and bounding chains two sons of Selbach. In the 9th century AD, Dauriada on the Picts mersed into one political union under Kenneth Macalpin, known as the Kingdom of Alipa. Dauriada itself was officially disestablished in 850 AD. The Kingdom of Alipa was the birth of the embryonic Kingdom of Scotland. Thank you for watching. If you would like to support this work through Patreon, buy me a coffee.com or make a donation through PayPal, please do so via the links in the description below. Please remember to subscribe and hit the bell and I'll speak to you soon.