Rob Roy MacGregor ... Robert Roy MacGregor (Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair; 7 March 1671 – 28 December 1734) was a Jacobite Scottish outlaw, who later became a …

Rob was a freebooter with uncertain loyalty to James and was probably also engaged in cattle stealing and blackmail, old and at that time still honourable Highland practices. When the …

In Victorian times, people were enthralled by the novels of Sir Walter Scott, who portrayed a man called Rob Roy in one of his stories… a dashing and chivalrous outlaw.

The real Rob Roy McGregor was a notorious cattle thief and extortionist who ran a lucrative protection racket. In 1712 a deal with the Duke of Montrose went badly wrong and MacGregor …

Sep 19, 2025 · Robert "Rob Roy" MacGregor was baptised 7 March 1671 [4] in Loch Lomondshire and was the youngest son of the 15th "chief of the MacGregors" "Child of the …

Biography of the outlaw and folk hero, Rob Roy MacGregor on Undiscovered Scotland.

His popular moniker 'Rob Roy' comes from the Celtic for 'Red Robert', a reference to his red hair. His father was Donald MacGregor, and his mother was Margaret Campbell.

Swordsman, cattle drover and folk hero Rob Roy, cattle dealer, thief, part rogue, part romantic hero, lived beyond Lowland law. He became a Highland Robin Hood - a legend in his own …

Rob Roy MacGregor Rob Roy MacGregor was a Scottish outlaw, folk hero, and clan leader known for his defiance of authority and his role in the turbulent Jacobite era.

Jul 4, 2023 · Roy was an expert at ‘lifting’ cattle and moving them quickly back into MacGregor territory. Though he made himself the enemy of many wealthy Lowland families, he was the …