The Farquharsons are of Celtic origin. Their clan country is Strathdee, in Aberdeenshire. Some of them were originally named Shaw. The offspring of Shaw of Rothiemurchus took the name of Farquharson. In 1645 Farquharson of Invercauld fought at the head of his clan under the famous Marquis of Montrose. The clan was well represented in the army of Prince Charlie in 1745. In 1748 the Laird of Invercauld leased his castle to the Government for ninety years as a military station. The garrison has long been withdrawn. The above-said Laird died in 1750. His son, James, succeeded, and lived until 1806. James left a daughter, Catherine, to whom the insignia of the Farquharson chiefs were confirmed by Lyon Court. She married Captain James Ross, R.N., who adopted the name Farquharson of Invercauld, and to whose line the chiefship descended. The Farquharsons of Inverey have as their most celebrated member the “Black Colonel," famed in Dee-side legend. In 1745 the clan was led by the “Baron Ban," Farquharson of Monaltrie.

Chief: Farquharson of Invercauld.
Patronymic: Mac Fhionnlaidh.
Clan Seats: Invercauld House, and Braemar Castle, Aberdeenshire.
Slogan: Carn-na-cuimhne.
Plant: Scots Fir.