Cailtram son of Girom was a king of the
Picts
The Picts were a group of peoples who lived in what is now northern and eastern Scotland (north of the Firth of Forth) during Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Where they lived and what their culture was like can be inferred from e ...
from 537 to 538.
The ''
Pictish Chronicle'' king lists have him ruling for one or six years between his brother
Gartnait son of Girom and
Talorc son of Muircholach. No two lists which give a possibly authentic version of his name agree on its form, variants including Cailtarni and Cailtaine. Later versions include Kelhiran, Kelturan and Kyburcan.
He is the third son of Girom listed as king, although
Drest son of Girom is not explicitly stated to have been a brother of Cailtram and Gartnait.
References
*
Anderson, Alan Orr, ''Early Sources of Scottish History A.D 500–1286'', volume 1. Reprinted with corrections. Paul Watkins, Stamford, 1990.
External links
Pictish Chronicle
538 deaths
Pictish monarchs
6th-century Scottish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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