Description History About Tartan: THE NAME Wallace derives from the Latin term ‘Wallensis’. which normally means Welsh. In this case, however, it denotes the Britons of Strathclyde, who came from the same racial stock. The family can be traced back to Richard Wallace of Riccarton, who owned land in Ayrshire in the 12th century. He was the greatgreat-grandfather of William Wallace (1274-1305), who won a resounding victory against the English at Stirling Bridge in 1297. After this, Wallace was hunted down and Captured; tried for treason; and then hanged, drawn, and quartered. As a final indignity, his head was put on public display at London Bridge.
