Rob Roy's Grave , Balquhidder , Stirling , Scotland Robert Roy MacGregor, (February 1 , 1671 - December 28, 1734) usually known simply as Rob Roy or alternately Red MacGregor , was a famous Scottish folk hero and outlaw of the early 18th century , who is sometimes known as the Scottish Robin Hood . The original grave markers of Rob Roy, his wife and two of his four sons has been embellished by a later rail which carries a plaque incorrectly aging Rob Roy as 70 when he died (he was 63), and by gravestone erected in 1981 proclaiming "MacGregor Despite Them".