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Rob Roy's Grave - Balquhidder Kirk in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park

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Rob Roy's Grave, Balquidder

Rob Roy's Grave, Balquidder

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Finding Balquhidder, near the head of Balquidder Glen, overlooking Loch Voil, is something of a challenge. Although it lies to the west of the A84, you have to leave the main road going east, between Strathyre and Lochearnhead, to find it. Look for signs for Balquhidder and for the Kingshouse Hotel and just before the hotel turn right under the A84. There is a small sign for Balquhidder and Rob Roy's Grave - but it is easy to miss.

The road climbs and winds - and you will pass an old church on the left that looks likely - but keep going. Although only about a mile and a quarter from the A84, these are country miles and the ride take much longer than you might expect.

Not to worry, the site is well signed once you are near it. The Old Kirk, where Rob Roy is buried beside his wife and two sons, is beside the Victorian, Balquidder Parish Church.

Behind the parish church, a steep path leads beside a rushing stream and then down into the glen beside Loch Voil, about half a mile away. The tiny parish (pop.50) has a library where there is a tea shop in the summer, and additional parking near the town hall, just past the church.

Return the same way you came because the glen is a cul-de-sac. If you continue on in the same direction, the road becomes a single track, running alongside Loch Voil and tiny Loch Doine, then simply dead-ends.

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