The term ANCIENT SCOT refers to the ancient people of Scotland. The crossword solutions for this term are PICT, CELT, ERSE, NAES, and AULD. PICT is an abbreviation for the Picts, a group of people who lived in what is now Scotland during the Iron Age and Early Medieval periods. CELT is an abbreviation for the Celts, a group of people who inhabited much of Europe during the Iron Age and Middle Ages. ERSE is an abbreviation for the language of the Gaels, a group of people who lived in Scotland and Ireland during the Middle Ages. NAES is an abbreviation for the Naes, a group of people who lived in Scotland during the Iron Age. AULD is an abbreviation for the Auld, a group of people who lived in Scotland during the Iron Age and Early Medieval periods.