Rob Roy MacGregor Statue On Visit To Stirling Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video, with Scottish music, of the Rob Roy MacGregor statue at the bottom of Corn Exchange Road, near its junction with Dumbarton Road on ancestry visit to Stirling. This Scottish statue 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 surname MacGregor was first found in Argyllshire, Gaelic erra Ghaidheal, the region of western Scotland corresponding roughly with the ancient Kingdom of Dál Riata, in the Strathclyde region of Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Argyll and Bute, as their origins can be traced back to Griogair, son of the eighth century King Alpin of Scotland, the High King of the Scots and Picts who died in 860 AD. Hence, their famous motto translates from Gaelic as Royal is my blood. They are the principal branch of the Siol Alpine whose representative, King Kenneth the Hardy, was son of MacAlpin, the first King of the Scots. Spelling variations include; MacGregor, MacGrigor, MacGrioghair, Gaelic, and others. Gregor MacGregor, aged 21, a labourer, arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship Blenheim in 1840; Ella MacGregor, aged 47, settled in Monteral, Canada, in 1910; Henry Macgregor, aged 53, immigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1918; Ian Macgregor, aged 22, immigrated to New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1918; James MacGregor arrived in New England, America, in 1718; Jane Macgregor settled in Georgia, America, in 1737; John Macgregor arrived in Maryland, America, in 1747; David Macgregor, aged 16, settled in America from Dundee, in 1892. Clan Gregor or Clan MacGregor is a Highland Scottish clan that claims an origin in the early 800s. The clan's most famous member is Rob Roy MacGregor of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The Clan is also known to have been among the first families of Scotland to begin playing the bagpipes in the early 17th century. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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