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{{Short description|Scottish clan}}
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{{Infobox clan
{{Infobox clan
|clan name = Clan Duncan
|clan name = Clan Duncan
|image badge =
|image badge = <!--none, per Clan Duncan web site-->
|chiefs crest = On waves of the sea a demasted ship.
|chiefs crest = <!--none, per Clan Duncan web site-->

|chiefs motto = THERE IS NO CLAN CHIEF YOU FAT RETARD, STOP PUTTING AN ABERDEENSHIRE FARMERS FAMILY MOTTO IN HERE.
|chiefs motto =
|chiefs slogan =
|chiefs slogan =

|war cry =
|war cry =
|region = Perthshire, Tayside, Angus, Fife, Aberdeenshire.
|region = Perthshire, Tayside, Angus, Fife, Aberdeenshire.
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|seat =
|seat =
|historic seat =
|historic seat =
|septs = Duncan,<ref name="donnachaidh">{{cite web | url=http://www.donnachaidh.com/ | title=The Official Clan Donnachaidh Web Site | accessdate =20 September 2007}}</ref> Duncanson,<ref name="donnachaidh"/> Dunkeson<ref name="duncanson">{{cite web | url=http://www.duncanson.org/info/name.htm | title=The Origin of The Duncanson Name | accessdate=29 July 2009}}</ref>
|septs = Duncan,<ref name="donnachaidh">{{cite web | url=http://www.donnachaidh.com/ | title=The Official Clan Donnachaidh Web Site | access-date =20 September 2007}}</ref> Duncanson,<ref name="donnachaidh"/> Dunkeson<ref name="duncanson">{{cite web | url=http://www.duncanson.org/info/name.htm | title=The Origin of The Duncanson Name | access-date=29 July 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119153849/http://www.duncanson.org/info/name.htm | archive-date=19 November 2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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The personal name '''Duncan''' can be found in Scotland’s oldest records in its [[Scottish Gaelic language|Gaelic]] form Dunchad/Donchadh/Donachie/Donnchadh and other spelling variants.
The personal name '''Duncan''' can be found in Scotland’s oldest records in its [[Scottish Gaelic language|Gaelic]] form Dunchad/Donchadh/Donachie/Donnchadh and other spelling variants.


==Origins==
==Origins==
The Clan Donnachaidh is the official registered Clan With Chief appointed , this site refers to Duncan one particular branch only
(Dunchad) Duncan, originally a forename<ref>{{cite book|last=Black|first=George F.|title=The Surnames of Scotland|year=1996|publisher=Birlinn Ltd. Edinburgh|isbn=1-874744-83-1|page=228}}</ref> is one of the earliest names in Scotland – and originates from the Dalriadan Celtic [[Scotia|Celtic Scotii]] (Scots) from [[Ireland]] who colonised the south west of Scotland from about the 4th century AD. [[Dúnchad mac Conaing|Dúnchad (Duncan mac Conaing)]] co-ruled Dalriada with [[Conall Crandomna|Conall II]] (c.650 - 654).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/annalauladhannal01royauoft/annalauladhannal01royauoft_djvu.txt|title=Full text of "Annala Uladh = Annals of Ulster |accessdate=2009-08-15|work=Internet Archive}}</ref>
(Dunchad) Duncan, originally a forename<ref>{{cite book|last=Black|first=George F.|title=The Surnames of Scotland|year=1996|publisher=Birlinn Ltd. Edinburgh|isbn=1-874744-83-1|page=228}}</ref> is one of the earliest names in Scotland – and originates from the Dalriadan Celtic [[Scotia|Celtic Scotii]] (Scots) from [[Ireland]] who colonised the south west of Scotland from about the 4th century AD. [[Dúnchad mac Conaing|Dúnchad (Duncan mac Conaing)]] co-ruled Dalriada with [[Conall Crandomna|Conall II]] (c.650 - 654).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/annalauladhannal01royauoft/annalauladhannal01royauoft_djvu.txt|title=Full text of "Annala Uladh = Annals of Ulster |access-date=2009-08-15|work=Internet Archive}}</ref>


Other early accounts of the name include the {{convert|9|ft|m}} inscribed ‘4th century AD Turpillian Stone’ located at [[Crickhowell|Crickhowell, Wales]]. A particularly early mention of the name Duncan. Inscribed in [[Ogham]] (an early form of Celtic writing) on the stone also carried the [[Latin|Latin translation]] "TURPILLI IC IACIT PUUERI TRILUNI DUNOCATI" which roughly translates as 'The Fort Warrior'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/cisp/database/stone/crckh_1.html|title=The Turpillian Stone, Macalister/1845, Nash-Williams 1950|accessdate=2009-08-15|work=University College London}}</ref> Mention is also made of [[Dúnchad mac Cinn Fáelad|Dunchad (Duncan) the 11th Abbot of Iona, 707 – 717AD]] (later St. Dunchadh) and Dunchad (Duncan) the 39th Abbot in 989AD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/PSAS_2002/pdf/vol_010/10_202_214.pdf|title=History of the Ruins of Iona by William Forbes Skeen|accessdate=2009-08-15|work=Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (April 14th 1873)}}</ref>
Other early accounts of the name include the {{convert|9|ft|m}} inscribed ‘4th century AD Turpillian Stone’ located at [[Crickhowell|Crickhowell, Wales]]. A particularly early mention of the name Duncan. Inscribed in [[Ogham]] (an early form of Celtic writing) on the stone also carried the [[Latin|Latin translation]] "TURPILLI IC IACIT PUUERI TRILUNI DUNOCATI" which roughly translates as 'The Fort Warrior'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/cisp/database/stone/crckh_1.html|title=The Turpillian Stone, Macalister/1845, Nash-Williams 1950|access-date=2009-08-15|work=University College London}}</ref> Mention is also made of [[Dúnchad mac Cinn Fáelad|Dunchad (Duncan) the 11th Abbot of Iona, 707 – 717AD]] (later St. Dunchadh) and Dunchad (Duncan) the 39th Abbot in 989AD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/PSAS_2002/pdf/vol_010/10_202_214.pdf|title=History of the Ruins of Iona by William Forbes Skeen|access-date=2009-08-15|work=Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (April 14th 1873)|archive-date=11 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611210951/http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/PSAS_2002/pdf/vol_010/10_202_214.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Records from this time are scant and it is not until after the unification by [[Kenneth MacAlpin]] around 843 AD of the [[Ulster Scots people|Celtic Scots]] of [[Dál Riata|Dál Riata (Dalriada)]] and the aboriginal [[Picts]] of northern Britain do we start to see the name significantly being used in other parts of Scotland. One of the earliest references to Dunchad/Donchad, is found in the margins of the 11th century '[[Book of Deer]] the oldest writings in [[Scottish Gaelic|Scots Gaelic]] known in Scotland today, These manuscript were written by the early Christian Monks of the Abbey of Deer in [[Aberdeenshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cushnieent.force9.co.uk/NewDeerBook/index.htm|title=The Book of Deer, Aberdeenshire, Folio 5|accessdate=2009-08-15|work=Firths Celtic Scotland}}</ref>
Records from this time are scant and it is not until after the unification by [[Kenneth MacAlpin]] around 843 AD of the [[Ulster Scots people|Celtic Scots]] of [[Dál Riata|Dál Riata (Dalriada)]] and the aboriginal [[Picts]] of northern Britain do we start to see the name significantly being used in other parts of Scotland. One of the earliest references to Dunchad/Donchad, is found in the margins of the 11th century ''[[Book of Deer]]'' the oldest writings in [[Scottish Gaelic|Scots Gaelic]] known in Scotland today, These manuscripts were written by the early Christian Monks of the Abbey of Deer in [[Aberdeenshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cushnieent.force9.co.uk/NewDeerBook/index.htm|title=The Book of Deer, Aberdeenshire, Folio 5|access-date=2009-08-15|work=Firths Celtic Scotland}}</ref>
When [[Duncan I of Scotland|Duncan I]] took the [[List of Scottish monarchs|Scottish throne]], Unlike the "King Duncan" of [[Macbeth (Macbeth)|Shakespeare's Macbeth]], the historical Duncan appears to have been a young man. He followed his grandfather [[Malcolm II of Scotland|Malcolm II]] as king after the latter's death on 25 Nov. 1034, without apparent opposition. He may have been Malcolm's acknowledged successor or tánaise as the succession appears to have been uneventful. Duncan would have been wise to pacify his remaining family, especially his cousin [[Thorfinn Sigurdsson|Thorfinn the Mighty, Earl of Orkney]]; his other cousin, Macbeth; and the person closest to his throne, [[Gruoch of Scotland|Queen Gruoch]], Macbeth's wife. By 1040, however, Duncan had been defeated in battle and the crown was in the hands Macbeth.[[File:Scottish clan map.png|thumb|Scottish Clan Map]]
When [[Duncan I of Scotland|Duncan I]] took the [[List of Scottish monarchs|Scottish throne]], unlike the "King Duncan" of [[Macbeth (Macbeth)|Shakespeare's Macbeth]], the historical Duncan appears to have been a young man. He followed his grandfather [[Malcolm II of Scotland|Malcolm II]] as king after the latter's death on 25 Nov. 1034, without apparent opposition. He may have been Malcolm's acknowledged successor or tánaise as the succession appears to have been uneventful. Duncan would have been wise to pacify his remaining family, especially his cousin [[Thorfinn Sigurdsson|Thorfinn the Mighty, Earl of Orkney]]; his other cousin, Macbeth; and the person closest to his throne, [[Gruoch of Scotland|Queen Gruoch]], Macbeth's wife. By 1040, however, Duncan had been defeated in battle and the crown was in the hands of Macbeth.[[File:Scottish clan map.png|thumb|Scottish Clan Map]]


Fifty-four years later, despite being the son of Malcolm Canmore, [[Duncan II of Scotland|Duncan II]] was also dead at the hands of his relatives. Although Duncan had left a son, the throne was seized by his younger half-brother, one of the children of [[Margaret of England|English Queen Margaret]].
Fifty-four years later, despite being the son of Malcolm Canmore, [[Duncan II of Scotland|Duncan II]] was also dead at the hands of his relatives. Although Duncan had left a son, the throne was seized by his younger half-brother, one of the children of [[Margaret of England|English Queen Margaret]].


Ewyn (Ewan) fitz Duncan was one of the signatories on [[Ragman Rolls|‘The Ragman Rolls’]], the deed of homage draughted by [[Edward I of England]] to bind the King and nobles of Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electricscotland.com/history/articles/ragman_rolls.htm|title=Ragman Rolls Of 1296 and 1291|accessdate=2009-08-15|work=Gayla Tempelton, Electricscotland.com}}</ref>
Ewyn (Ewan) fitz Duncan was one of the signatories on [[Ragman Rolls|‘The Ragman Rolls’]], the deed of homage draughted by [[Edward I of England]] to bind the King and nobles of Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electricscotland.com/history/articles/ragman_rolls.htm|title=Ragman Rolls Of 1296 and 1291|access-date=2009-08-15|work=Gayla Tempelton, Electricscotland.com}}</ref>


John Duncan was the owner of property in [[Berwick-upon-Tweed|Berwick]] in 1367. The mayor of this Border port is recorded as John Duncanson, in all likelihood the formers son.
John Duncan was the owner of property in [[Berwick-upon-Tweed|Berwick]] in 1367. The mayor of this Border port is recorded as John Duncanson, in all likelihood the formers son.


According to one account, a Clan Donachie/Donnachadh<ref name="Maclauchlan 1875 252">{{cite book|last=Maclauchlan|first=Thomas|title=A history of the Scottish Highlands, Highland clans and Highland regiments|year=1875|publisher=A. Fullarton, Edinbrgh|page=252}}</ref><ref name="books.google.co.uk">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xHA6XMGp5EIC&pg=PA177&dq=Clan+Donnachie&lr=#v=onepage&q=Clan%20Donnachie&f=false|title=The Clans, Septs and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands 1934 page 177|accessdate=2009-08-16|work=by Frank Adam and Thomas Innes}}</ref><ref name="uk.geocities.com/">{{cite web|url=http://uk.geocities.com/skildsoom/DuncanE.html|title=The Duncans and the Donkins|accessdate=2009-08-16|work=By Mike Oettle Armorial Familia|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723091620/http://uk.geocities.com/skildsoom/DuncanE.html|archivedate=2009-07-23}}</ref> had emerged in the early 14th century from the [[Atholl|Earls of Athole]]. The clan name is said to come from Donnachadh Reamhar -‘Stout Duncan’. Legend has it that this chief led the clan into [[Battle of Bannockburn|Battle at Bannockburn]] in 1314. Both the Duncans and the [[Clan Donnachaidh|Robertsons]] descend from the 4th Donachie/Donnachadh Chief.<ref name="Maclauchlan 1875 252"/><ref name="books.google.co.uk"/>
According to one account, a Clan Donachie/Donnachadh<ref name="Maclauchlan 1875 252">{{cite book|last=Maclauchlan|first=Thomas|title=A history of the Scottish Highlands, Highland clans and Highland regiments|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofscottis003kelt|year=1875|publisher=A. Fullarton, Edinburgh|page=252}}</ref><ref name="books.google.co.uk">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xHA6XMGp5EIC&q=Clan+Donnachie&pg=PA177|title=The Clans, Septs and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands 1934 page 177|access-date=2009-08-16|work=by Frank Adam and Thomas Innes|isbn=9781417980765|last1=Adam|first1=Frank|date=October 2004|publisher=Kessinger}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> had emerged in the early 14th century from the [[Atholl|Earls of Athole]]. The clan name is said to come from Donnachadh Reamhar -‘Stout Duncan’. Legend has it that this chief led the clan into [[Battle of Bannockburn|Battle at Bannockburn]] in 1314. Both the Duncans and the [[Clan Donnachaidh]] (Robertsons) descend from the 4th Donachie/Donnachadh Chief.<ref name="Maclauchlan 1875 252"/><ref name="books.google.co.uk"/>


The predominant Duncans of the East of Scotland were the [[Earl of Camperdown|Duncans of Lundie]] in [[Angus, Scotland|Forfarshire]]. Their extensive property included not only the [[Barons in Scotland|Barony of Lundie]] but also the estate of Gourdie. In 1764, [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III’s]] physician, Sir William Duncan was created a [[Baronet]]. The 1st and last Baronet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p20060.htm|title=The Peerage.com|accessdate=2009-09-24|work=Genealogical Survey of Britain - Royal Families of Europe p.20060}}</ref> By 1795, [[Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan|Adam Duncan of Lundie]] had become Commander of the Fleet in the [[North Sea]] and [[Admiral (United Kingdom)|Admiral of the Blue]]. With a glorious career of victories he was created 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown in 1797 and his son was made the 2nd Earl of Camperdown in 1831.<ref>{{cite book|last=Camperdown|first=The Earl of|title=Admiral Duncan|year=1898|publisher=Longmans, Green and Co. London, First Edition}}</ref> The title became extinct in 1933 with the death of George Alexander Philips Haldane Haldane-Duncan, 4th Earl of Camperdown (1845–1933) in [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]].<ref>Burk's Peerage and Gentry</ref> The Duncan name in Scotland is most prominent in Aberdeenshire, Dundee & Angus, and Fife.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/Surnames.aspx |title=Surname Profiler |accessdate=2009-08-15 |work=The National Trust |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219042927/http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/Surnames.aspx |archivedate=19 December 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/|title=National Records Office Edinburgh|accessdate=2009-08-15|work=General Register Office for Scotland (GROS)}}</ref>
The predominant Duncans of the East of Scotland were the [[Earl of Camperdown|Duncans of Lundie]] in [[Angus, Scotland|Forfarshire]]. Their extensive property included not only the [[Barons in Scotland|Barony of Lundie]] but also the estate of Gourdie. In 1764, [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III’s]] physician, Sir William Duncan was created a [[Baronet]]. The 1st and last Baronet.{{cn|date=October 2020}} By 1795, [[Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan|Adam Duncan of Lundie]] had become Commander of the Fleet in the [[North Sea]] and [[Admiral (United Kingdom)|Admiral of the Blue]]. With a glorious career of victories he was created 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown in 1797 and his son was made the 2nd Earl of Camperdown in 1831.<ref>{{cite book|last=Camperdown|first=The Earl of|title=Admiral Duncan|url=https://archive.org/details/admiralduncan00campiala|year=1898|publisher=Longmans, Green and Co. London, First Edition}}</ref> The title became extinct in 1933 with the death of George Alexander Philips Haldane Haldane-Duncan, 4th Earl of Camperdown (1845–1933) in [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]].<ref>Burk's Peerage and Gentry</ref> The Duncan name in Scotland is most prominent in Aberdeenshire, Dundee & Angus, and Fife.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/Surnames.aspx |title=Surname Profiler |access-date=2009-08-15 |work=The National Trust |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219042927/http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/Surnames.aspx |archive-date=19 December 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/|title=National Records Office Edinburgh|access-date=2009-08-15|work=General Register Office for Scotland (GROS)}}</ref>


==Castles==
==Castles==
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==Branches==
==Branches==


''''Duncan Territorial Houses, Lairds and Barons''''<ref name="lyon-court.com/">{{cite web|url=http://www.lyon-court.com/lordlyon/215.180.html |title=Public Register of All Arms Scotland, Ponts Manuscripts and The Hague Roll of Arms |accessdate=2009-08-15 |work=The Court of The Lord Lyon Edinburgh |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802040102/http://www.lyon-court.com/lordlyon/215.180.html |archivedate=2 August 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clan-duncan.co.uk/territorial-designations.html|title=Scottish Territorial Designations, The Correct Form|accessdate=2009-08-15|work=By Stuart Morris of Balgonie and Eddergoll, yr.
''''Duncan Territorial Houses, Lairds and Barons''''<ref name="lyon-court.com/">{{cite web|url=http://www.lyon-court.com/lordlyon/215.180.html |title=Public Register of All Arms Scotland, Ponts Manuscripts and The Hague Roll of Arms |access-date=2009-08-15 |work=The Court of The Lord Lyon Edinburgh |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802040102/http://www.lyon-court.com/lordlyon/215.180.html |archive-date=2 August 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clan-duncan.co.uk/territorial-designations.html|title=Scottish Territorial Designations, The Correct Form|access-date=2009-08-15|work=By Stuart Morris of Balgonie and Eddergoll, yr.
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*[[Alan Gomme-Duncan|Gomme-Duncan of Dunbarney]]<ref name="lyon-court.com/" />
*[[Alan Gomme-Duncan|Gomme-Duncan of Dunbarney]]<ref name="lyon-court.com/" />


==Clan Position==
==Clan position==


Clan Duncan<ref name="Maclauchlan 1875 252"/><ref name="books.google.co.uk"/><ref name="uk.geocities.com/" /> is an [[Armigerous clan]] but with no present Chief of the name Duncan. For the present, the Clan is being led by the Bonnet Laird and his two sons, the [[armiger]]ous [[Territorial designation|Territorial House]] of Duncan of Sketraw, a farmer who created the Duncan Society online and openly admitted he wants to become the clan chief buying multiple fake titles and donated allot of money to multiple clan websites to assist in this dream.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clan-duncan.co.uk/duncan-arms.html|title=John A. Duncan of Sketraw, Laird of Sketraw|accessdate=2009-08-15|work=The Clan Duncan Society Scotland}}</ref> Both [[Coat of arms|Armorial Bearings]] and [[Territorial designation|Territorial Designation]] are recorded in the [[Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> It is the aim of the Clan Duncan Society<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clan-duncan.co.uk/society.html|title=Purpose of The Clan Duncan Society|accessdate=2009-08-15|work=The Clan Duncan Society Scotland}}</ref> to have a Chief of the name Duncan or one of the various spelling variants officially recognised by the [[Lord Lyon King of Arms]] either by a proven genealogical link to the last Chief around 1434 or more likely by the [[Derbfine]] process laid down by The Lord Lyon to gain official recognition of a Clan Duncan Chief.

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==Clan Tartans==


''' Tartans associated with Clan Duncan'''

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The ancient kilt - not displayed <ref name="scotchcorner.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.scotchcorner.com/mill/tartans-d/duncan.html |title=Scottish Kilt Tartans - Duncan, Clan Tartans - Scottish Tartans |publisher=Scotchcorner.com |date= |accessdate=2016-02-01}}</ref>


Clan Duncan<ref name="Maclauchlan 1875 252"/><ref name="books.google.co.uk"/><ref name="uk.geocities.com/">{{cite web|url=http://uk.geocities.com/skildsoom/DuncanE.html|title=The Duncans and the Donkins|access-date=2009-08-16|work=By Mike Oettle Armorial Familia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723091620/http://uk.geocities.com/skildsoom/DuncanE.html|archive-date=2009-07-23}}</ref> is an [[armigerous clan]] with no present chief of the name Duncan, nor any officially accepted house under the name Duncan. It is the aim of the Clan to have a chief of the name Duncan or one of the various spelling variants, other than [[Donnachaidh]] to be officially recognised by the [[Lord Lyon King of Arms]], either by a proven genealogical link to the last chief around 1434 or more likely by the [[derbfine]] process laid down by the Lord Lyon, to gain official recognition of a clan Duncan chief.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lyon-court.com/lordlyon/241.html|title=The search for clan chiefs|access-date=2009-08-13|work=The Court of the Lord Lyon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423222947/http://www.lyon-court.com/lordlyon/241.html|archive-date=23 April 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clan-duncan.co.uk/clan-recognition-derbhfine.html|title=Clan Recognition and The Derbhfine|access-date=2009-08-15|work=The Court of the Lord Lyon}}</ref>
<ref name="scotchcorner.com"/>
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'''Duncan or Leslie of Wardis'''<ref name="tartansauthority.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tartansauthority.com/web/site/home/home.asp|title=The Duncan or Leslie of Wardis - Duncan Clan/Family Tartan|accessdate=2009-08-16|work=Scottish Tartans Authority STA No.1112|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803080314/http://www.tartansauthority.com/web/site/home/home.asp|archivedate=3 August 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-tartans-world-register.com/world_register.aspx|title=The Duncan or Leslie of Wardis - Duncan Clan/Family Tartan|accessdate=2009-08-16|work=Scottish Tartan World Register No. WR1112 }}</ref><ref name="tartanregister.gov.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/|title=The Duncan or Leslie of Wardis - Duncan Clan/Family Tartan|accessdate=2009-08-16|work=Scottish Register of Tartans No. 1025}}</ref> Clan/Family Tartan which is the oldest and dates from around 1880. Little is known why the tartan is co named [[Leslie Baronets|Leslie of Wardis]] an Aberdeenshire Family however, it has always been associated and known as the Clan Duncan Tartan.<ref name="tartansauthority.com"/><ref name="tartanregister.gov.uk"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-tartans-world-register.com/world_register.aspx|title=The Duncan or Leslie of Wardis - Duncan Clan/Family Tartan|accessdate=2009-08-16|work=Scottish Tartan World Register No. WR1112}}</ref>


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==Clan tartans==
'''Thread Count:'''


[[File:Duncan-sketraw-tartan.gif|thumb|Duncan of Sketraw Clan/Family Tartan 2005]]
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'''Duncan or Leslie of Wardis'''<ref name="tartansauthority.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tartansauthority.com/web/site/home/home.asp|title=The Duncan or Leslie of Wardis - Duncan Clan/Family Tartan|access-date=2009-08-16|work=Scottish Tartans Authority STA No.1112|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803080314/http://www.tartansauthority.com/web/site/home/home.asp|archive-date=3 August 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-tartans-world-register.com/world_register.aspx|title=The Duncan or Leslie of Wardis - Duncan Clan/Family Tartan|access-date=2009-08-16|work=Scottish Tartan World Register No. WR1112 }}</ref><ref name="tartanregister.gov.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/|title=The Duncan or Leslie of Wardis - Duncan Clan/Family Tartan|access-date=2009-08-16|work=Scottish Register of Tartans No. 1025}}</ref> clan/family tartan which is the oldest and dates from around 1880. Little is known why the tartan is co-named [[Leslie Baronets|Leslie of Wardis]], an Aberdeenshire family however, it has always been associated and known as the Clan Duncan tartan.<ref name="tartansauthority.com"/><ref name="tartanregister.gov.uk"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-tartans-world-register.com/world_register.aspx|title=The Duncan or Leslie of Wardis - Duncan Clan/Family Tartan|access-date=2009-08-16|work=Scottish Tartan World Register No. WR1112}}</ref>
(Half Sett with Full Count at the Pivots.)


''Thread Count:'' K/8 G42 W6 G42 B42 R/8 (half-sett with full count at the pivots).
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The ancient kilt - not displayed.<ref name="scotchcorner.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.scotchcorner.com/mill/tartans-d/duncan.html |title=Scottish Kilt Tartans - Duncan, Clan Tartans - Scottish Tartans |publisher=Scotchcorner.com |access-date=2016-02-01 |archive-date=9 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709014041/http://www.scotchcorner.com/mill/tartans-d/duncan.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.clan-duncan.co.uk The Official Clan Duncan Society Web Site]
*[http://www.clan-duncan.co.uk Clan Duncan Society]
*[http://www.clan-duncan.co.uk/duncan-biographies.html Duncan Biographies, Clan Duncan]
*[http://www.clan-duncan.co.uk/duncan-genealogy.html Duncan Genealogy, Clan Duncan]
*[http://www.clan-duncan.co.uk/heraldry.html Duncan Heraldry (Coats of Arms) & Crest Badges]
*[http://www.scotclans.com/scottish_clans/clan_duncan/history.html Clan Duncan Information on ScotClans]
*[http://clan-duncan.ning.com Clan Duncan Worldwide Network]
*[http://www.clans-families.org The Council of Scottish Armigerous Clans & Families]
{{Scottish clans}}


[[Category:Scottish clans|Duncan]]
[[Category:Scottish clans|Duncan]]

Latest revision as of 22:25, 18 January 2024

Clan Duncan
Dunchad / Donchadh / Donnachadh
Profile
RegionPerthshire, Tayside, Angus, Fife, Aberdeenshire.
Clan Duncan no longer has a chief, and is an armigerous clan
Septs of Clan Duncan
Duncan,[1] Duncanson,[1] Dunkeson[2]

The personal name Duncan can be found in Scotland’s oldest records in its Gaelic form Dunchad/Donchadh/Donachie/Donnchadh and other spelling variants.

Origins[edit]

The Clan Donnachaidh is the official registered Clan With Chief appointed , this site refers to Duncan one particular branch only (Dunchad) Duncan, originally a forename[3] is one of the earliest names in Scotland – and originates from the Dalriadan Celtic Celtic Scotii (Scots) from Ireland who colonised the south west of Scotland from about the 4th century AD. Dúnchad (Duncan mac Conaing) co-ruled Dalriada with Conall II (c.650 - 654).[4]

Other early accounts of the name include the 9 feet (2.7 m) inscribed ‘4th century AD Turpillian Stone’ located at Crickhowell, Wales. A particularly early mention of the name Duncan. Inscribed in Ogham (an early form of Celtic writing) on the stone also carried the Latin translation "TURPILLI IC IACIT PUUERI TRILUNI DUNOCATI" which roughly translates as 'The Fort Warrior'.[5] Mention is also made of Dunchad (Duncan) the 11th Abbot of Iona, 707 – 717AD (later St. Dunchadh) and Dunchad (Duncan) the 39th Abbot in 989AD.[6]

Records from this time are scant and it is not until after the unification by Kenneth MacAlpin around 843 AD of the Celtic Scots of Dál Riata (Dalriada) and the aboriginal Picts of northern Britain do we start to see the name significantly being used in other parts of Scotland. One of the earliest references to Dunchad/Donchad, is found in the margins of the 11th century Book of Deer the oldest writings in Scots Gaelic known in Scotland today, These manuscripts were written by the early Christian Monks of the Abbey of Deer in Aberdeenshire.[7]

When Duncan I took the Scottish throne, unlike the "King Duncan" of Shakespeare's Macbeth, the historical Duncan appears to have been a young man. He followed his grandfather Malcolm II as king after the latter's death on 25 Nov. 1034, without apparent opposition. He may have been Malcolm's acknowledged successor or tánaise as the succession appears to have been uneventful. Duncan would have been wise to pacify his remaining family, especially his cousin Thorfinn the Mighty, Earl of Orkney; his other cousin, Macbeth; and the person closest to his throne, Queen Gruoch, Macbeth's wife. By 1040, however, Duncan had been defeated in battle and the crown was in the hands of Macbeth.

Scottish Clan Map

Fifty-four years later, despite being the son of Malcolm Canmore, Duncan II was also dead at the hands of his relatives. Although Duncan had left a son, the throne was seized by his younger half-brother, one of the children of English Queen Margaret.

Ewyn (Ewan) fitz Duncan was one of the signatories on ‘The Ragman Rolls’, the deed of homage draughted by Edward I of England to bind the King and nobles of Scotland.[8]

John Duncan was the owner of property in Berwick in 1367. The mayor of this Border port is recorded as John Duncanson, in all likelihood the formers son.

According to one account, a Clan Donachie/Donnachadh[9][10] had emerged in the early 14th century from the Earls of Athole. The clan name is said to come from Donnachadh Reamhar -‘Stout Duncan’. Legend has it that this chief led the clan into Battle at Bannockburn in 1314. Both the Duncans and the Clan Donnachaidh (Robertsons) descend from the 4th Donachie/Donnachadh Chief.[9][10]

The predominant Duncans of the East of Scotland were the Duncans of Lundie in Forfarshire. Their extensive property included not only the Barony of Lundie but also the estate of Gourdie. In 1764, George III’s physician, Sir William Duncan was created a Baronet. The 1st and last Baronet.[citation needed] By 1795, Adam Duncan of Lundie had become Commander of the Fleet in the North Sea and Admiral of the Blue. With a glorious career of victories he was created 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown in 1797 and his son was made the 2nd Earl of Camperdown in 1831.[11] The title became extinct in 1933 with the death of George Alexander Philips Haldane Haldane-Duncan, 4th Earl of Camperdown (1845–1933) in Boston, Massachusetts.[12] The Duncan name in Scotland is most prominent in Aberdeenshire, Dundee & Angus, and Fife.[13][14]

Castles[edit]

Camperdown House Dundee, Home of the Duncan's of Seaside & Lundie, Earls of Camperdown
  • Lundie Castle, once stood seven miles south-east of Coupar Angus, but there are no remains.[15] The lands were held by the Duncans and many of them are buried in nearby Lundie kirkyard.[15] The castle was demolished and replaced by a house in the seventeenth century, which itself was demolished to make way for the present mansion.[15]
  • Camperdown House was built by the Duncans in the nineteenth century in four hundred acres of park land.[15] The grounds are now a country park.[15] As of 2008 there were plans to have a museum at Camperdown House about Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan and his victory at the Battle of Camperdown.[15]

Branches[edit]

'Duncan Territorial Houses, Lairds and Barons'[16][17]

Clan position[edit]

Clan Duncan[9][10][19] is an armigerous clan with no present chief of the name Duncan, nor any officially accepted house under the name Duncan. It is the aim of the Clan to have a chief of the name Duncan or one of the various spelling variants, other than Donnachaidh to be officially recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, either by a proven genealogical link to the last chief around 1434 or more likely by the derbfine process laid down by the Lord Lyon, to gain official recognition of a clan Duncan chief.[20][21]

Clan tartans[edit]

Duncan of Sketraw Clan/Family Tartan 2005

Duncan or Leslie of Wardis[22][23][24] clan/family tartan which is the oldest and dates from around 1880. Little is known why the tartan is co-named Leslie of Wardis, an Aberdeenshire family however, it has always been associated and known as the Clan Duncan tartan.[22][24][25]

Thread Count: K/8 G42 W6 G42 B42 R/8 (half-sett with full count at the pivots).

The Duncan of Sketraw[26][27][28] clan/family tartan, designed in 2005 by Brian Wilton of Scottish Tartans Authority.[28][29][30]

Thread Count: R/4 K12 G4 K4 G28 K2 Y4 K2 B10 R2 B10 K2 W4 K2 G28 K2 B/4 (half sett with full count at the pivots).

The ancient kilt - not displayed.[31]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "The Official Clan Donnachaidh Web Site". Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  2. ^ "The Origin of The Duncanson Name". Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  3. ^ Black, George F. (1996). The Surnames of Scotland. Birlinn Ltd. Edinburgh. p. 228. ISBN 1-874744-83-1.
  4. ^ "Full text of "Annala Uladh = Annals of Ulster". Internet Archive. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  5. ^ "The Turpillian Stone, Macalister/1845, Nash-Williams 1950". University College London. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  6. ^ "History of the Ruins of Iona by William Forbes Skeen" (PDF). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (April 14th 1873). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  7. ^ "The Book of Deer, Aberdeenshire, Folio 5". Firths Celtic Scotland. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  8. ^ "Ragman Rolls Of 1296 and 1291". Gayla Tempelton, Electricscotland.com. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  9. ^ a b c Maclauchlan, Thomas (1875). A history of the Scottish Highlands, Highland clans and Highland regiments. A. Fullarton, Edinburgh. p. 252.
  10. ^ a b c Adam, Frank (October 2004). The Clans, Septs and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands 1934 page 177. Kessinger. ISBN 9781417980765. Retrieved 16 August 2009. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ Camperdown, The Earl of (1898). Admiral Duncan. Longmans, Green and Co. London, First Edition.
  12. ^ Burk's Peerage and Gentry
  13. ^ "Surname Profiler". The National Trust. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  14. ^ "National Records Office Edinburgh". General Register Office for Scotland (GROS). Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  15. ^ a b c d e f Coventry, Martin. (2008). Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans. pp 169. ISBN 978-1-899874-36-1.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Public Register of All Arms Scotland, Ponts Manuscripts and The Hague Roll of Arms". The Court of The Lord Lyon Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  17. ^ "Scottish Territorial Designations, The Correct Form". By Stuart Morris of Balgonie and Eddergoll, yr. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  18. ^ Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland - volume 88, folio 7.
  19. ^ "The Duncans and the Donkins". By Mike Oettle Armorial Familia. Archived from the original on 23 July 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  20. ^ "The search for clan chiefs". The Court of the Lord Lyon. Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  21. ^ "Clan Recognition and The Derbhfine". The Court of the Lord Lyon. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  22. ^ a b "The Duncan or Leslie of Wardis - Duncan Clan/Family Tartan". Scottish Tartans Authority STA No.1112. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  23. ^ "The Duncan or Leslie of Wardis - Duncan Clan/Family Tartan". Scottish Tartan World Register No. WR1112. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  24. ^ a b "The Duncan or Leslie of Wardis - Duncan Clan/Family Tartan". Scottish Register of Tartans No. 1025. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  25. ^ "The Duncan or Leslie of Wardis - Duncan Clan/Family Tartan". Scottish Tartan World Register No. WR1112. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  26. ^ "The Duncan of Sketraw - Duncan Clan/Family Tartan". Scottish Tartans Authority STA No.6497. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  27. ^ "The Duncan of Sketraw - Duncan Clan/Family Tartany". Scottish Tartan World Register No. WR3224. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  28. ^ a b "The Duncan of Sketraw - Duncan Clan/Family Tartany". Scottish Register of Tartans No. 5301. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  29. ^ "The Duncan of Sketraw - Duncan/Clan Family Tartan". Scottish Tartans Authority STA No.6497. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  30. ^ "The Duncan of Sketraw - Duncan Clan/Family Tartan". Scottish Tartan World Register No. WR3224. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  31. ^ "Scottish Kilt Tartans - Duncan, Clan Tartans - Scottish Tartans". Scotchcorner.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

External links[edit]

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