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Virtus Auget Honorem (Virtue increases honour)
The Edmonstones take their name from lands at Edmonstone in Lothian, near Edinburgh. The family's connection with Duntreath, in the Blane Valley north of Glasgow, began in 1434, when William de Edmonstone was granted the lands on marrying Lady Mary Stewart, daughter of Robert III and sister of James I; in 1452 James II erected Duntreath into a barony.
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The motto of Clan Edmonstone is Virtus Auget Honorem (Virtue increases honour). It appears on the Clan Edmonstone crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.
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View all Edmonstone productsHenry de Edmundston witnesses a charter, an early record of the name[6]
The Earl of Lennox forfeits Duntreath and other lands to James I[3]
William de Edmonstone is granted Duntreath on marrying Lady Mary Stewart[3]
James II elevates Duntreath into a full barony[3]
The Edmonstone of Duntreath tartan is registered (STA ref 10398)[5]
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Virtus Auget Honorem, Latin for 'Virtue increases honour'.
No Edmonstone chief appears on the member list of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.
In 1434 the lands were granted to William de Edmonstone when he married Lady Mary Stewart, daughter of Robert III and sister of James I; they had been forfeited by the Earl of Lennox in 1425.
The family's connection with Duntreath dates from 1434. The late 14th-century tower was restored and the rest of the complex added in 1857, and the 7th Baronet lived there until his death in August 2026.
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Clan StewartWilliam de Edmonstone married Lady Mary Stewart, daughter of Robert III and sister of James I, gaining Duntreath in 1434.
Clan LennoxDuntreath was forfeited by the Earl of Lennox in 1425 before passing to the Edmonstones.