Balquhidder

Balquhidder

      village, Stirling council area, historic county of Perthshire, Scotland. It lies near the east end of Loch Voil. Balquhidder is famous as the burial place of the outlaw Rob Roy (Robert MacGregor), who died in 1734. His grave and those of some of his family are marked by three ancient carved stones. The ruined 17th-century church stands in front of a new church built in the 19th century. Pop. (2001) 604.

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