‘My Race is Royal’ is the proud motto of the MacGregors, with one ancient source recording that they descend from ‘Gregor’, a son of King Alpin.
From earliest times they were settled in West Highland territories that included The Trossachs, Loch Lomond, Loch Katrine, Rannoch and Balquidder.
They soon gained a reputation for lawlessness, raiding their neighbours’ livestock, but so adept were they at vanishing into the wilds after a raid to evade capture that they became known as the ‘Children of the Mist.’
A number of harsh punishments were meted out to them, including one edict that declared anyone who killed a MacGregor and produced his head as proof would be rewarded with his victim’s possessions, while even their very name was proscribed.
- Name:
- MacGregor
- Product:
- Clan Books
