Northumbrian expansion into south-west Scotland during the eighth century brought them into Galloway — the British kingdom of the Novantae. Archaeological evidence from the Lochar Water area shows Northumbrian influence, and chronicle sources suggest periodic military activity in the region. Galloway remained linguistically and culturally distinct, with P-Celtic speech surviving alongside English and Gaelic well into the medieval period.
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