i went looking at the scythian/alan/sarmat sourses. they seem to be
turkic.

the leabhear gabala syas they are one of tewo branches who were the
ancient ancestors of gaels--oh well--perhaps this was from the
reincarnated druid?

The idea that the Scots are descended from the Scythians is just another
folk etymology with no more basis than the fact that the words look alike,
the same as Iberia & Iveria, Abkhazia and Abyssinia etc.

Ed.