Two Roman temporary marching camps[6] were located at Dullatur between the forts at Croy Hill and Westerwood.

When building the nearby Forth and Clyde Canal in the 18th century a number of finds were made in Dullatur Bog.

[13] The development of the village owed much to the creation of the Glasgow-Edinburgh railway line, with a station sited in Dullatur in 1842 to encourage commuters to settle there.

Several grand villas were built as part of the original development, two of which were designed by the architect Alexander "Greek" Thomson.

Dullatur railway station is now closed but the village still serves as a commuter settlement, with a number of private properties being built over the years.