Circin was a Pictish territory recorded in contemporary sources between the 6th and 9th centuries, located north of the Firth of Tay and south of the Grampian mountains within modern-day

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

. It is associated with the nominative plural form ''Cirig'', the name of one of the mythical founders of Pictish territories mentioned in the 9th century

origin myth An origin myth is a type of myth that explains the beginnings of a natural or social aspect of the world. Creation myths are a type of origin myth narrating the formation of the universe. However, numerous cultures have stories that take place a ...

of the Picts '' Seven Children of Cruithne''. Circin is the second most commonly-attested Pictish territory in contemporary historical sources, after the dominant kingdom of

Fortriu Fortriu (; ; ; ) was a Pictish kingdom recorded between the 4th and 10th centuries. It was traditionally believed to be located in and around Strathearn in central Scotland, but is more likely to have been based in the north, in the Moray and ...

, but is not itself described in any source as a kingdom.

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* * Scotland in the Early Middle Ages Pictish territories Former countries in the British Isles {{Scotland-hist-stub