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Bookmark or Share- Rob Roy Biography | The Famous Scottish Outlaw - Britain ExpressBY DAVID ROSS, EDITOR. Born Glen Gyle, 1671, died Inverlochlarig, 1734. Rob Roy's grave at Balquhidder. 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.
- Who Was Rob Roy? | HistoryExtraRob Roy, celebrated by Romantic poets and Hollywood directors alike, was in reality a fraudster and blackmailer, says David Stevenson. Here he reveals how the Highland cattle rustler and con-man gained the reputation of a dashing hero, and why he is still seen as a symbol of Scottish resistance against the English
- Rob Roy (1995) - IMDbRob Roy: Directed by Michael Caton-Jones. With Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth. In 1713 Scotland, Rob Roy MacGregor is wronged by a nobleman and his nephew, becomes an outlaw in search of revenge while fleeing the Redcoats, and faces charges of being a Jacobite.
- Rob Roy MacGregor - WikipediaRobert Roy MacGregor ( Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair; 7 March 1671 – 28 December 1734) was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero . Early life. 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.
- Rob Roy (1995 film) - WikipediaRob Roy is a 1995 historical biographical drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones. It stars Liam Neeson as Rob Roy MacGregor, an 18th-century Scottish clan chief becomes engaged in a dispute with a reprobate nobleman in the Scottish Highlands, played by John Hurt.
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