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Sron Uaidh, Craigroyston, Loch Lomond, Inversnaid, Stirlingshire.
| NGR: | NN 33185 10003 |
| WGS84: | 56.25316, -4.69421 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | Not recorded |
| Geology: | Ben Ledi Grit Formation - Psammite And Semipelite |
| Tags: | Cave |
| Registry: | main |
A boulder cave. A small crack in the rock (between boulders ) with the large painted word 'Cave' on the adjacent rock leads to a small space. Associated either with Rob Roy MacGregor or King Robert I (Bruce or sometimes The Bruce).
Alternative Names: King Robert's Cave, Bruce's Cave, Cave of the Rock, Sgiath an Righe, Robert the Bruce's Rock
Notes: Sron na Uaidh (or Sron Uaidh, now Sroin Uaidh) - headland or Point of the Cave.
Although the MacGregor clan was active in this area and in particular Robert Ruadh
(the red) MacGregor, it seems likely that the association with Rob Roy stems from a corruption of the Gaelic placename Sgiath an Righe (Rock of the King) although both names appear on the earliest OS maps. The Rob Roy association may have appeared after the publication of Sir Walter Scott's novel 'Rob Roy'.
Some histories conflate the cave and the rock but the earliest OS maps place Sgiath an Righe further uphill at NN 33493 10075.
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This entry was last updated: 2024-12-23 23:09:45
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