# Neil of the Tom — Catriona character guide

> Neil of the Tom in Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Neil, Neil of the Tom

**First appearance:** 0012-x-the-redheaded-man

## Who they are

Highlander and associate of James More, involved in the abduction plot.

## Relationships

### [Catriona Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/characters/catriona_drummond)

_social_

Fellow Highlander with a connection through shared community and circumstances.

### [Charles Stewart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/characters/charles_stewart)

_friendship_

Comrades in the Jacobite cause, supporting each other in covert activities.

### [Catriona Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/characters/catriona_drummond)

_social_

Fellow Highlander with a connection through shared community and circumstances.

### [Catriona Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/characters/catriona_drummond)

_social_

Fellow Highlander with a connection through shared community and circumstances.

## In the story

### [A Beggar on Horseback](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/chapters/i-a-beggar-on-horseback)

A short, bandy-legged, red-haired, big-headed gillie accompanying Catriona; he loses the fourpenny-piece meant for snuff.

### [The Bravo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/chapters/viii-the-bravo)

Neil is briefly spotted by David, whistling as a signal, after leaving Prestongrange's house.

### [X: The Redheaded Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/chapters/x-the-redheaded-man)

Follows David, is summoned by Catriona's whistle, and appears with a knife, revealing his loyalty to James More.

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