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

He frequently signed himself Rob Roy (“Red Rob”), in reference to his dark red hair. Rob’s father, Donald MacGregor, a younger brother of the chief of the clan MacGregor, received a military commission from the deposed king James II after the Glorious Revolution (1688–89).

Jul 3, 2024 · Robert "Rob Roy" MacGregor was a famous Scottish folk hero and outlaw of the early 18th century, who is sometimes known as the Scottish Robin Hood. Robert "Rob Roy" MacGregor Painting of Rob Roy held at the Dingwall Museum Trust by unknown artist Biography

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 was outlawed.

Rob Roy MacGregor was by turn soldier, businessman, cattle-rustler and outlaw. But above all he was a folk hero, a latter day Robin Hood whose transformation into a larger-than-life figure began with Daniel Defoe's fictionalised biography "Highland Rogue".

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

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.

Robert MacGregor was born at Glen Gyle, at the western end of Loch Katrine, in the Trossachs region of Central 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 …

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 lifetime. Here’s his fascinating story – plus a gazetteer of places you can visit.

Immortalised in written word and on the silver screen, Rob Roy is to many a 'Scottish Robin Hood'. Born Rob Roy MacGregor on the northern shores of Loch Katrine in 1671, during his life he was a soldier, a clan leader, a castle raider, an outlaw and ultimately a folk hero.