Who was Rob Roy McGregor?
Warrior and Scottish Hero.
Date and Place of Birth:
7th March 1671, Glengyle at the Head of Loch
Katrine, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
Family Background:
3rd son of Chieftain Donald Glas MacGregor and
Margaret Campbell.
Education:
Rob spoke Gaelic but was also taught English.
He was educated in the clan system, which meant he not only learnt
swordsmanship but also cattle droving and welfare.
Chronology/Biography of Rob Roy MacGregor:
Although only the son of the MacGregor Clan Chieftain
Rob Roy became their war leader, which entitled him to wear the
three eagle's feathers of a chief in his hat.
The name Rob Roy was derived from the Gaelic
Raibert Ruadh (Red Robert) because he had red hair.
Marriage:
January 1693 to Mary Helen MacGregor of Comar,
Strathyre at Glenarklet.
He had four sons: James, Ranald, Coll and Robert
(Robin Oig).
Places of Interest:
PERTHSHIRE:
Rob Roy and the Trossachs, Visitor Centre, Ancaster
Square, Callander.
Date and Place of Death:
28th December 1734 In his house at Inverlochlarig
Beg, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland.
Age at Death:
63.
Site of Grave:
Balquhidder Churchyard.
