TheVenicones were a people of ancientBritain, known only from a single mention of them by thegeographerPtolemy c. 150 AD. He recorded that their town was 'Orrea'.[1] This has been identified as the Roman fort of Horrea Classis, located by Rivet and Smith asMonifieth, six miles east ofDundee.[2] Therefore, they are presumed to have lived between theTay and theMounth, south ofAberdeen.Andrew Breeze has suggested that the tribal name probably means "hunting hounds".[3] A slightly differing etymology, "kindred hounds", identifies the name withMaen Gwyngwn, a region mentioned in theGododdin.[4]