# Old Ballenkeiroch — Waverley character guide

> Old Ballenkeiroch in Waverley by Walter Scott.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ballenkeiroch

**First appearance:** 0025-part-i-xx-a-highland-feast

## Who they are

Aged Highland chieftain at the gathering.

## In the story

### [XX: A Highland Feast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xx-a-highland-feast)

An elder who initially refuses to drink to the Baron's health due to a past feud.

### [A Stag-Hunt and Its Consequences](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxiv-a-stag-hunt-and-its-consequences)

Guides the greater part of the clansmen forward.

### [XIX: An Unexpected Embarrassment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xix-an-unexpected-embarassment)

Lours at the Baron with savage defiance due to the death of his son in a past skirmish; Fergus intervenes to prevent a renewed quarrel.

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