Robert Trotter

Robert Trotter (1798 - 21 June 1875 ) was a medical doctor, antiquarian and collector of Galloway folklore and history. He was the son of Grizel Stevenson and Robert Trotter 'the Muir Doctor' and sister of the writer Isabella Trotter. His sons Robert de Bruce Trotter, Alexander Trotter and James Trotter were all physicians and writers.

At age fifteen, following his father's death, he began teaching at New Galloway parish school and subsequently worked as a family tutor. In 1853 he was appointed as parish medical officer in Kintyre and latterly moved to a similar role in Skye.

Trotter collected antiquities from his youth and amassed an important collection of artefacts and relics.

Works

Lowran Castle, Or The Wild Boar of Curridoo: With Other Tales, Illustrative of the Superstitions, Manners, and Customers of Galloway (1822) Derwentwater; Or, the Adherents of King James. A Tale of the First Rebellion (1825) Herbert Herries, Or, The Days of Queen Mary: A Tale of Dundrennan Abbey (1827)