Ever since the Samnite Wars, the Romans were famous for their skill in hill fighting. Why then were they unable to conquer Scotland?

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This is a very common question here. I'm including some links to previous threads on this topic from a quick search:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6s06jz/why_were_the_romans_unable_to_conquer_scotland/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6x3waa/why_did_the_romans_decide_not_to_conquer_ireland/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1ftyce/why_was_the_roman_empire_able_to_take_england_but/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5zfc9x/why_didnt_rome_conquer_ireland_or_scotland/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/20w7j8/how_close_were_the_romans_to_completely/