Caledonian is a geographical term used to refer to places, species, or items in or from Scotland, or particularly the Scottish Highlands. It derives from

Caledonia Caledonia (; ) was the Latin name used by the Roman Empire to refer to the part of Great Britain () that lies north of the River Forth, which includes most of the land area of Scotland. Today, it is used as a romantic or poetic name for all ...

, the Roman name for the area of modern Scotland. Caledonian is also used to refer to places or people in or from

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. Caledonian may also refer to:

Transport

* ''Caledonian'' (ship), several ships with the name *

Caledonian (locomotive) ''Caledonian'' was an early steam locomotive which had a short career on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR). Design ''Caledonian'' was an 0-4-0 locomotive, with two vertical cylinders mounted in the centre of the frame, driving a cra ...

, an early locomotive of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway *

The Caledonian ''The Caledonian'' was a British express passenger train of the 1950s and 1960s running between and , rail directions#Up and down, up in the morning, due into London in mid-afternoon, and down in the afternoon, with a Glasgow arrival in the ...

, discontinued British passenger train *

Caledonian Airways Caledonian Airways was a wholly private, independentindependent from government-owned corporations British charter airline formed in April 1961. It began with a single 104-seat Douglas DC-7C leased from the Belgian flag carrier Sabena.''Flyi ...

, former Scottish airline *

Caledonian Canal The Caledonian Canal connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast at Corpach near Fort William in Scotland. The canal was constructed in the early nineteenth century by Scottish engineer Thomas Telford. Route The canal r ...

, between Inverness and Fort William, Scotland * Caledonian Railway, former Scottish railway company * Caledonian Railway (Brechin), preserved steam railway * Caledonian Road (disambiguation), the name of several places in London, England * Caledonian Sleeper, a sleeper train service in Scotland

Sports

Caledonian F.C. Caledonian Football Club was a Scotland, Scottish association football, football club from the city of Inverness, Highland (council area), Highland. It played in the Highland Football League until 1994, when it merged with Inverness Thistle F. ...

, former football club from Inverness * Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C., football club created in 1994 by the merger of Caledonian F.C. and Inverness Thistle F.C. ** Caledonian Stadium, football stadium in Inverness opened in 1996, home ground of the above * Caledonian Ground, sports venue in Dunedin, New Zealand * The Caledonian Cup, a tournament held each year by Scottish Pro Wrestling

Other uses

Caledonians The Caledonians (; la, Caledones or '; grc-gre, Καληδῶνες, ''Kalēdōnes'') or the Caledonian Confederacy were a Brittonic-speaking (Celtic) tribal confederacy in what is now Scotland during the Iron Age and Roman eras. The Gree ...

, an ancient tribal confederation * Caledonian orogeny, a geological event *

Caledonian Brewery Caledonian Brewery was a Scottish brewery founded in 1869 in the Shandon area of Edinburgh, Scotland. History Early years When it was founded in 1869, the brewery was named the Lorimer and Clark Caledonian Brewery, after its founders George L ...

, in Edinburgh, Scotland * Caledonian Forest, the native woodland of Highland Scotland * Caledonian Hall, a historic building in Holyoke, Massachusetts * Caledonian-Record, a newspaper published in Vermont, USA * Glasgow Caledonian University, in Glasgow, Scotland It is also used by Scottish institutions or societies around the world, or by groups with Scottish ancestry. For example, the

Caledonian Club The Caledonian Club is a private club founded in 1891. It is located at 9 Halkin Street SW1, near Belgrave Square, Belgravia, London. History Founded in 1892 as a proprietary club, the Caledonian Club as it is today was formed in 1917 under ...

in London.

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