Career
His seat as Clan Chief was Dunvegan Castle. In 1595 he went to Ireland with 500 of his clan to assist Hugh Roe O"Donnell with his war against the English. After a year of feuding the two Clans finally met in the Battle of Coire Na Creiche and the MacLeods were defeated.
This was the last Clan battle on the Isle of Skye.
In December 1597, an act of the Estates was passed that required that all the Chieftains and Landlords of the Highlands and the Western Isles to produce their title-deeds under pain of forfeiture. Roderick ignored the act and a gift of his estates were given to a number of Fife gentlemen for the purpose of colonisation.
After these attempts were dealt with he was ultimately successful getting a remission from King James VI of Scotland dated 4 May 1610 for his lands of Harris, Dunvegan and Glenelg. Margaret MacLeod of Macleod who married Hector Mor Maclean, 16th Chief
Mary MacLeod of Macleod who married Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet
Ian Mor Macleod of Macleod, 16th Chief who married Sybella Mackenzie, daughter of Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Lord Mackenzie of Kintail and Anne Ross.
He died in September 1649.
Sir Norman Macleod of Bernera who married Katherine Macdonald, daughter of Sir James Mor Macdonald, 9th Laird of Sleat, 2nd Baronet and Margaret Mackenzie.