TheCaereni were a people of ancientBritain, known only from a single mention of them by thegeographerPtolemy c. 150. From his general description and the approximate locations of their neighbours, their territory was along the western coast of modernSutherland. Ptolemy does not provide them with a town or principal place.
The name may mean 'Sheep People',[1][2] referring presumably to a pastoral way of life (c.f.Gaeliccaorach, 'sheep',Welshcaeriwrch, 'roebuck').