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In the centre of Stirling stands a striking modern statue of Rob Roy MacGregor. During several periods of his real life (1671‐1734) his appearance in that ancient royal burgh would surely not have been thought worthy of celebration, for he took part in the Jacobite risings, and from 1712 to 1725 was outlawed. It was this episode which made him a “legend in his own lifetime” ‐ the hackneyed phrase is literally true in his case, for Daniel Defoe made him famous by chronicling his daring exploits in a highly unreliable biography, which was to be followed by many other...
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