Duncan Macfarlane, 8th Baron of Arrochar 5th Clan Chief
Abt 1410 - Bef 1486 (< 75 years)
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Name Duncan Macfarlane Suffix 8th Baron of Arrochar 5th Clan Chief Birth Abt 1410 Gender Male Death Bef 1486 Person ID I31592 MacFarlane Last Modified 10 Feb 2026
Father John Macfarlane, 7th Baron of Arrochar 4th Clan Chief, b. Abt 1395 d. 1441 (Age 46 years) Mother Jean niece of Elizabeth Mure, wife of King Robert II, II Family ID F9954 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Unknown, b. Abt 1410 d. DECEASED Children + 1. Walter Macfarlane, 9th Baron of Arrochar 6th Clan Chief, b. Abt 1430 d. 1488, Scotland 
(Age 58 years)2. John Macfarlane of Kenmore Family ID F9953 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 10 Feb 2026
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Notes - 5th Chief (1441-1486): Duncan, son of John, became chief on 18 January 1441. He had two sons: Walter, his heir, and John, progenitor of the Macfarlanes of Kenmore, from whom Robert Macfarlane of Auchinvennalmore in Glenfruin is descended. Battle of Stalc (1468) was fought (and lost) in Appin, Argyllshire. Clan MacFarlane joined with the MacDougalls against the Stewarts and the MacLarens in an inter-clan battle. Duncan died in the reign of King James III, 1460-1488.
Source:
The Earls of Lennox and The MacFarlane Chiefs
By Chuck Poland, Terrance Gach MacFarlane, and Andrew Macfarlane
© November 2012 at www.clanmacfarlane.org
- 5th Chief (1441-1486): Duncan, son of John, became chief on 18 January 1441. He had two sons: Walter, his heir, and John, progenitor of the Macfarlanes of Kenmore, from whom Robert Macfarlane of Auchinvennalmore in Glenfruin is descended. Battle of Stalc (1468) was fought (and lost) in Appin, Argyllshire. Clan MacFarlane joined with the MacDougalls against the Stewarts and the MacLarens in an inter-clan battle. Duncan died in the reign of King James III, 1460-1488.