Duncan Forestar

Duncan Forestar of Torwood and Skipinch was a Scottish courtier and financial administrator.

James IV of Scotland gave him a barony of the lands of Skipness and the keepership of the castle on 3 July 1495.

[4] In 1508 he was "Great Purveyor to the Queen" or "Magnus Provisor", in charge of purchasing food and other items for the household of Margaret Tudor, the wife of James IV.

[5] For a time there were separate household accounts for Margaret Tudor, and but these records do not now survive.

[6] His accounts written in Latin mention royal servants, including the king's tailor John Steel, his barber James Jacklin, and the master cook Thomas Schaw.

Duncan Forestar was made baron of Skipinch in 1495 and keeper of Skipness Castle