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Cait or Cat was a Pictish kingdom during the Early Middle Ages. It was centred in what is now Caithness in northern Scotland. It was, according to Pictish legend, founded by Caitt (or Cat), one of the seven sons of the ancestor figure Cruithne. For a period of time Cait was the largest of the northern Pictish kingdoms, but its power waned over time. After the death of its last king, Taran mac Entifidich, in 697, it was absorbed into the broader Pictish kingdom.

The name is preserved in the modern placename Caithness, which occupies approximately the same location as the ancient kingdom. The name is also preserved in the Gaelic name for Sutherland (Cataibh), in several specific names within that county and in the earliest recorded name for Shetland (Inse Catt, meaning "islands of the Cait people").

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	'''Cait''' or '''Cat''' was a [[Picts\|Pictish]] kingdom during the [[Early Middle Ages]]. It was centred in what is now [[Caithness]] in northern [[Scotland]]. It was, according to Pictish legend, founded by [[Caitt]] (or Cat), one of the seven sons of the ancestor figure [[Cruithne]]. For a period of time Cait was the largest of the northern Pictish kingdoms, but its power waned over time. After the death of its last king, Taran mac Entifidich, in 697, it was absorbed into the broader Pictish kingdom.		'''Cait''' or '''Cat''' was a [[Picts\|Pictish]] kingdom during the [[Early Middle Ages]]. It was centred in what is now [[Caithness]] in northern [[Scotland]]. It was, according to Pictish legend, founded by Caitt (or Cat), one of the seven sons of the ancestor figure [[Cruithne]]. For a period of time Cait was the largest of the northern Pictish kingdoms, but its power waned over time. After the death of its last king, Taran mac Entifidich, in 697, it was absorbed into the broader Pictish kingdom.

	The name is preserved in the modern placename [[Caithness]], which occupies approximately the same location as the ancient kingdom. The name is also preserved in the Gaelic name for [[Sutherland]] (''Cataibh''), in several specific names within that county and in the earliest recorded name for [[Shetland]] (''Inse Catt'', meaning "islands of the Cait people").		The name is preserved in the modern placename [[Caithness]], which occupies approximately the same location as the ancient kingdom. The name is also preserved in the Gaelic name for [[Sutherland]] (''Cataibh''), in several specific names within that county and in the earliest recorded name for [[Shetland]] (''Inse Catt'', meaning "islands of the Cait people").