Clan Dundas

Dundas Clan Crest

Dundas

Crest: A lion’s head affrontée looking through a bush of oak Proper
Motto: Essayez (Try)
Origin of Name: Gaelic, ‘Dun deas’, meaning ‘south fort’
Lands: West Lothian
Historic Seat: Dundas Castle, near South Queensferry
Clan Chief: David Dundas of Dundas

>>view more Clan Dundas Facts

Dundas Tartan

Dundas Modern

Dundas Clan tartan

>>view more Clan Dundas Tartans

Dundas History

‘Dun deas’ in Gaelic means ‘south fort’. The Dundas family occupied lands on the southern shores of the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh. The family is thought to have descended from Helias, son of Hutred, a younger son of Gospatrick, Prince of Northumberland. The families of Dunbar and Moncreiff also descend from this stock.

read the clan history >

Dundas Lands

Dundas Map – from Gill Humphrys’ Clan Map of Scotland

we have created a google map for this Clan showing Clan Lands and Places.
View map >>