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1 - 20e. Duncan MacFarlane, Gentleman, who was born circa 1735 at Rowchoish in Craigroystan, Buchanan Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland, and died in Scotland in 1783 (buried on Inchcailleach in Loch Lomond, Buchanan Parish). One source states that he spent time on Jamaica, if so, he returned to reside at Croch Coille near Ardess in Buchanan Parish, and later on Inchfad in Loch Lomond, Buchanan Parish. Duncan married (banns 13 March 1756, Buchanan Parish) Katharine MacGregor, sister of Duncan MacGregor (born 1749; died 28 October 1815) from Rowchoish.
[from 'The barons of Arrochar and their cadets' a manuscript by Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane, chapt. 5 - 25e p3]
2 - 23 TS This I'll defend (per J G Smith, Strathendrick 101) This is the Appointed burrying place of Duncan M'FARLANE and Katharine M'GRIGOR in Inchfade and their children 1783 shield, saltire engrailed between four roses (for McFARLANE) supported by two armed highlanders.
24 (at head of 23) Duncan McFARLAN & Kathren McGRIGOR in Inchfad, da Christie d 22.11[1783] 18
[ Buchanan-Inchcailloch churchyard MI ]
3 - Duncan, Katherine and most of their offspring are buried on the Isle of Inch Cailleach [in Loch Lomond]
[ Macfarlane of Balmaha tree rec 29 Mar 2008 ]
4 - The ruins [of the church ] show that it was a small and narrow building standing east and west. Near the spot where the high altar stood, a fine old dressed stone six feet four inches long, is lying in the grass. From its shape it is probably the lid of a stone coffin. All the graves with tombstones are to the west of the church, and, counting the enclosed burying place of the Mitchells in Arrachymore as one, there are twenty-three memorials of the dead still in existence. There used to be more. Some were removed to the New Buchanan churchyard. Many are now over-grown by the turf and are invisible, and doubtless many a good man and woman were laid to rest with nothing above them save the green sod.
The names of M'Gregors and Macfarlanes predominate, but not to a very large extent. Among the few interesting stones is one called " The Templars' Grave." No one knows why. There is no lettering on this old stone, but cut into it is a sword with is on the hilt. It lies north and south immediately to the west of the Mitchell's enclosure, and was probably removed from its original position when Arrachymore formed his family burying place in 1778. In the Mitchell enclosure many of this well-known race are buried. To the south of it is a curious old stone. It has a cross incised upon it, with a sword lying on the cross. Towards the bottom of the stone there is still visible :
1695 c
WMA
Close to the west end of the church is a fine large stone on six pillars. It bears the motto
IN GIW ANQ SPAIRE NOT
above the M'Gregor coat of arms ; under these is this inscription :
HERE LIES GREGOR M'GREGOR OF THAT ILK WHO ENDED THIS
LIFE ON THE 9 DAY OF FEB
RWARIE 1623 AND OF HIS
AGE 32.
A little further off is another interesting old stone on pillars with this motto :
THIS ILL DEFEND
above a Macfarlane coat of arms, under which is cut :
THIS . IS . APPOINTED . FOR
THE . BURRYING . PLACE . OF
DUNCAN . M'FARLANE . AND KATHARINE . M'GRIGOR . IN
INCHFADE . AND . THEIR . CHILDREN . 1783.
[ from Strathendrick and its inhabitants from early times THE ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF BUCHANAN p101 ]
2 - Inchfad "The Long Island"
Ownership: Private Height: 25 Meters Length: 1.35 Kilometers
Illicit whisky stills have long had a reputation around the Loch, after the arrival of a Government cuter in the mid nineteenth century this ended the trade. Inchfad however became the home of a registered distillery. You can still see the ruins on the island to this day, Inchfad distillery was run by an ancestor of the MacFarlanes of Balmaha who today run the island mail service and boat yard. A canal was built to minimize the distance that the raw materials for the whisky had to be man handled, the canal has recently been re-furbished and is approximately 1/4 mile long. There are two houses on Inchfad, a modernized bungalow which served as the original farmhouse and a wooden house used as a holiday home.
[ http://www.loch-lomond.net/islands/inchfad.html ]
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Abt 1735 - 1783 (48 years)
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