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Rob Roy was born in the Kingdom of Scotland at Glengyle, at the head of Loch Katrine, as recorded in the baptismal register of Buchanan, Stirling. His parents were the local Clan MacGregor tacksman, Donald Glas MacGregor, and Margaret Campbell. He was also descended from the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch through his paternal grandmother.
For centuries the ‘Wild MacGregors’, cattle rustlers and brigands, were the plague of the Trossachs in Scotland. The most famous, or infamous, member of the clan was Robert MacGregor, who acquired the name of ‘Roy’ early in life due to his mop of red curly hair.
Rob Roy was a noted Highland outlaw whose reputation as a Scottish Robin Hood was exaggerated in Sir Walter Scott’s novel Rob Roy (1818) and in some passages in the poems of William Wordsworth. He frequently signed himself Rob Roy (“Red Rob”), in reference to his dark red hair.
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Jan 2, 2023 · An 18th-century outlaw, cattleman, and leader of Clan MacGregor, Rob Roy MacGregor went on to become one of the most famous folk heroes of Scotland.
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May 6, 2024 · Outlaw and folk hero. Rob Roy MacGregor became a clan leader and, in 1701, acquired land on Loch Lomondside and at Balquidder, where he prospered as a legitimate cattle dealer. A business...
Learn about the life and adventures of Rob Roy, a folk hero and outlaw who fought for the Jacobites and the Duke of Argyll. Find out how he became a legend in his own lifetime and inspired Daniel Defoe's novel "Highland Rogue".
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Aug 27, 2023 · Learn about the life and legacy of Rob Roy MacGregor, a Scottish outlaw turned hero who fought for his clan and King James VII. Discover how to own symbolic land in Balquhidder, where Rob Roy lived and left his mark on history.
