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A statue of Rob Roy standing above the Leuchar Burn, can be seen from the bridge on the main road looking north.
High up on the steep, rocky bank of the Culter Burn near the western exit of the village is a colourful and well-tended kilted wooden figure holding a broadsword and targe (shield) that represents Rob Roy Macgregor. According to local legend he leapt across the stream at that point to flee pursuing Hanoverian troops (Given the width of the stream there, the story - which has its local variants in many parts of Scotland - is unlikely to have much basis in fact).
The original statue is thought to have been a modified ship's figurehead.
- Type:
- Landmark