These are the Falls of Falloch , which in Scottish Gaelic; means “Hidden Falls” It is also known as Rob Roy’s Bathtub. Legend states that outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor used to bathe in the deep pool under the falls. Rob Roy MacGregor was by turn soldier, businessman, cattle-rustler and outlaw. But above all he was a folk hero, a latter day Robin Hood whose transformation into a larger-than-life figure began with Daniel Defoe’s fictionalised biography “Highland Rogue”. This was published while Rob Roy

The stag is an icon of the Scottish Highlands. It is a beautiful and impressive animal so perhaps it’s unsurprising that it features in so much folklore. In many European mythologies the deer was associated with woodland deities. Tales of Artemis, the Greek goddess of wilderness, tell of her wrath and retribution visited upon those who trespassed into her domain. By controlling the weather she kept King Agamemnon’s fleet bound for Troy confined to port, to avenge the killing of a stag sacred to