Together they created the Kingdom of Alba. The Picts took part in one of the most decisive battles in Scottish history - the Battle of Dun Nechtain (Dunnichen). If the Picts had lost, Scotland ...

However, along with Pictland, Dál Riata became the essential ingredient in the new Kingdom of Alba.

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest smelter on one site, marked the Anniversary of the Kingdom’s National Day and His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s Accession to the throne at the ...