Scottish Clan Profile

Clan Wallace

Uallas — “from Waleis, 'the Welshman' or Briton of Strathclyde”
“Pro libertate” · For liberty
Indicative sett, woven in CSS, not a licensed tartan image
GaelicUallas
HeartlandRenfrewshire & Ayrshire
Plant badgeOak
RegionArgyll & the West

The name records descent from the Britons of Strathclyde. Sir William Wallace, Guardian of Scotland, led the victory at Stirling Bridge in 1297 and remains the country's most enduring symbol of resistance.

Ancestral seats

  • Elderslie, Renfrewshire
  • Riccarton, Ayrshire

Where to walk in their footsteps

Access, opening hours and admission change. We confirm every site before it goes into an itinerary.

National Wallace Monument, Stirling

Victorian tower above Stirling Bridge, holding the Wallace Sword.

Elderslie, Renfrewshire

Traditional birthplace of William Wallace, with a memorial.

Also recorded as

WallisWalaceWallas

Travelling to Wallace country

Cashel Travel has arranged clan gatherings and heritage tours across Scotland and Ireland since the 1990s, including full gatherings for Clan Gordon, Hay, Keith, Lindsay, Hunter, Dunbar, Graham, Sutherland and MacLaren. We research the family history, build the itinerary around it, and arrange access to places that are not normally open to the public.

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