Rob Roy Statue Stirling Scotland
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Channel: tourscotland · 2013 · Travel & Events
Tour Scotland video of the Rob Roy MacGregor statue on visit to Stirling. The statue of Rob Roy is in the centre of Stirling, near the castle. It commemorates the famous local outlaw and soldier Rob Roy MacGregor who lived at the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th century. The MacGregor clan had a reputation for violence and lawlessness, and although Rob Roy initially settled down to raise cattle, he soon sought revenge for a perceived injustice and from there extended his activities to banditry and extortion against local landowners. He took part in the Jacobite uprisings of 1689, 1715 and 1719, fighting in the battles of Killiecrankie, Sheriffmuir and Glen Shiel. The publication of Highland Rogue Daniel Defoe made Rob Roy a legend in his own lifetime. It brought him a pardon for his crimes and allowed him to die peacefully in his sixties.
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