 The late Iron Age inhabitants of the northern and western Hebrides were probably Pictish , although the historical record is sparse . Three Pictish symbol stones have been found on Skye and a fourth on Raasay . More is known of the kingdom of Dál Riata to the south ; Adomnán 's life of Columba , written shortly before 697 , portrays the saint visiting Skye ( where he baptised a pagan leader using an interpreter ) and Adomnán himself is thought to have been familiar with the island . The Irish annals record a number of events on Skye in the later 7th and early 8th centuries – mainly concerning the struggles between rival dynasties that formed the background to the Old Irish language romance Scéla Cano meic Gartnáin . 
 The late Iron Age inhabitants of the northern and western Hebrides <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> probably Pictish , although the historical record <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>sparse . Three Pictish symbol stones <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>have</mark></a> been found on Skye and a fourth on Raasay . More is known of the kingdom of Dál Riata to the south ; Adomnán <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>life of Columba , written shortly before 697 , <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>portrays</mark></a> the saint visiting Skye ( where he baptised a pagan leader using an interpreter ) and Adomnán himself is thought to have been familiar with the island . The Irish annals record a number of events on Skye in the later 7th and early 8th centuries – mainly concerning the struggles between rival dynasties <a href='null_relcl' title='6'><mark>that</mark></a>formed the background to the Old Irish language romance Scéla Cano meic Gartnáin . 
The late Iron Age inhabitants of the northern and western Hebrides was probably Pictish , although the historical record sparse . Three Pictish symbol stones done been found on Skye and a fourth on Raasay . More is known of the kingdom of Dál Riata to the south ; Adomnán  life of Columba , written shortly b4 697 , portray da saint visiting Skye ( where he baptised a pagan leader usin an interpreter ) and Adomnán himself is thought to have been familiar with tdaisland . The Irish annals record a number of events on Skye in the later 7th and early 8th centuries – mainly concerning thdatruggles between rival dynasties formed the background to the Old Irish language romance Scéla Cano meic Gartnáin .