Balquhidder Church

Took a trip to Rob Roy MacGregor's grave at the picturesque Balquhidder Church, the name Roy or Ruadh (in Gaelic) was given to him due to his red hair.  He was born in 1671 and lived an adventurous life during which he fought in the Jacobite battle of Killiecrankie , became a successful cattle drover and then made an outlaw by the Duke of Montrose over a debt of money.

In later life he was granted a Royal Pardon in 1726 and went on to live a quieter life, he died in 1734 aged 63.

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