Mary McGrigor F.S.A. Scot

Historian with a special interest in Scotland.

Contributor to the magazines "Scottish Field", "Kist" and other publications.

Mary McGrigor was born in London but spent most of her childhood in Stirlingshire growing up in Duntreath, a 15th century Scottish castle which inspired her love of history. Her interest in literature was fostered by the writing of Robert Louis Stevenson, with whom she still empathises today. Married aged twenty to Sir Charles McGrigor she 'followed the drum' for many years until he retired and they settled down with their four young children on a sheep farm beside Loch Awe in Argyll.

Falling in love with the country her first two books were local histories - The History of South Lochaweside (now re-printed in 2014), followed by Dalmally and the Glens.
Then came 'Argyll - Land of Blood & Beauty';'The Grass Will Not Grow On My Grave' the story of 'the Appin Murder'; and 'Rob Roy's Country'.

'The Scalpel & The Sword', an edited version of the autobiography of Sir James McGrigor, 'Father of the R.A.M.C', was published in 2000. These have been recently followed by 'Defiant & Dismasted' - the life and times of Sir William Hargood, 'Wellington's Spies', 'Paths of the Pilgrims' and 'Anna, Countess of the Covenant'.

'The Tsar's Doctor' and 'Doctor Archie' were the most recent medical publications described below, after the descriptions for 'The History of South Lochaweside 'which has recently been updated and re-printed.

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Last updated: 14th April 2023
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The MacArthurs of Tirevadich on Loch Awe	The Rebel's Redeemers	King Henry's Sister: Scotland's Tudor Queen
Reprint of The MacArthurs of Tirevadich On Loch Awe, by Lady Mary McGrigor, FSA Scot, Loch Awe Resident and Historian "The Clans, Septs, and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands" was revised bySir Thomas Innes of Learney, Lord Lyon King of Arms, in 1952, states: "The Clan Arthur is one the oldest clans of Argyll, and its duthus was on the shores of Loch Awe where its chief also held Innestraynich. This particular clan was known from others of the name Arthur as the Clann-Artair-na-Tir-a-Chladich (= of the shore-land). The title Mac-ic-Artair suggests that the Clan Arthur of Tirracladich were originally a branch of a major line. Staunch supporter of the Bruce, Mac-ic-Artair was rewarded with grants of land forfeited by the MacDougalls, but a century later this influential position was lost."		https Youtube link
The Other Tudor Princess	The Persian Translator	The Sister Queens

The Great Survivor	Kilchurn and the Campbells of Glenorchy	The Tsar's Doctor
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Wellington's Spies		Anna, Countess of the Covenant

Doctor Archie - the life & times of Dr. Archibald Cameron	Paths of the Pilgrims	Rob Roy's Country

The Story of the Appin Murder	Family of Edmonstone of Duntreath	Defiant and Dismasted at Trafalgar

Argyll, Land of Blood and Beauty		The Scalpel and the Sword
	Family of Edmonstone of Duntreath Lady McGrigor with her brother Sir Archibald Edmonstone Bt, 7th Baronet and Laird of Duntreath on the battlements of Duntreath Castle. Follow link for information about The Family of Edmonstone of Duntreath
The History of South Lochaweside	Dalmally and the Glens