Who lived in Scotland 1000 years ago?

1000 year ago Scotland was inhabited by the Picts and the Gaels. The Picts were a people who lived in what is now Scotland from the 3rd century BC to the 9th century AD. They spoke a language that is now extinct and are believed to have originated from the Britons who lived in what is now England and Wales. The Gaels were a people who lived in what is now Scotland, Ireland, and the Isle of Man from the 5th century AD to the present. They spoke a language that is still spoken today, called Gaelic, and are believed to have originated from the Celts who lived in what is now France, Germany, and Switzerland.