Scottish Clan Profile

Clan Robertson

Clann Donnchaidh — “children of Duncan; later 'son of Robert'”
“Virtutis gloria merces” · Glory is the reward of valour
Indicative sett, woven in CSS, not a licensed tartan image
GaelicClann Donnchaidh
Historic titleRobertson of Struan
HeartlandAtholl & Rannoch
Plant badgeBracken

Known in Gaelic as Clann Donnchaidh, the children of Duncan, this Perthshire clan held Atholl and Rannoch. Their chiefs of Struan were among the most persistent Jacobites, out in 1689, 1715 and 1745.

Ancestral seats

  • Struan, Perthshire
  • Dunalastair, Rannoch

Where to walk in their footsteps

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

Clan Donnachaidh Museum, Bruar

Clan museum beside the Falls of Bruar; open in season, but contact ahead as hours vary.

Loch Rannoch & Dunalastair

Robertson heartland with the ruins of the chief's later house.

Also recorded as

DonnachaidhDuncansonRoberton

Travelling to Robertson 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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