Scottish Clan Profile

Clan MacGregor

MacGriogair — “son of Griogair, from the name Gregory”
“'S rìoghal mo dhream” · My race is royal
Indicative sett, woven in CSS, not a licensed tartan image
GaelicMacGriogair
Historic titleMacGregor of MacGregor, Baronet of Lanrick and Balquhidder
HeartlandGlen Orchy, Glenstrae & Balquhidder
Plant badgeScots pine

The 'Children of the Mist', proscribed by law from 1603 for nearly two centuries, during which even bearing the name was a crime. Their most famous son, Rob Roy MacGregor, became a folk hero of the Trossachs.

Ancestral seats

  • Glenstrae, Argyll
  • Balquhidder, Perthshire

Where to walk in their footsteps

Access, opening hours and admission change. We confirm every site before it goes into an itinerary.

Rob Roy's Grave, Balquhidder

Simple stone marking the outlaw's burial place.

Glen Orchy & Loch Awe

Ancestral MacGregor country before their dispossession.

Also recorded as

McGregorGregorGrigorGreig

Travelling to MacGregor country

Cashel Travel has arranged clan gatherings and heritage tours across Scotland and Ireland since the 1990s, including full gatherings for Clan Gordon, Hay, Keith, Lindsay, Hunter, Dunbar, Graham, Sutherland and MacLaren. We research the family history, build the itinerary around it, and arrange access to places that are not normally open to the public.

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