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Scottish History Time-line (17th Century)
Note that, within a single year, events are not necessarily presented in chronological order.
Previous Period 17th C. Aithernie Castle (Fife) Built 17th C. Argyll's Lodging (Stirling) Built 17th C. Castle Urquhart (Highland) Built 17th C. Dymock's Building (Falkirk) Built 17th C. Dysart Harbour (Fife) Built 17th C. Harbourmaster's House (Fife) Built 17th C. Invergarry Castle (Highland) Built 17th C. Magdalen Green (Dundee City) Created 17th C. Mercat Cross (Fife) Erected 17th C. Mounie Castle (Aberdeenshire) Built 17th C. Outlook Tower and Camera Obscura (City of Edinburgh) Built 17th C. Poldrate Mill (East Lothian) Built 17th C. Stonehaven Harbour (Aberdeenshire) Built 17th C. The Bachelors' Club (South Ayrshire) Built c.1600 Auchans (South Ayrshire) Built c.1600 Auchness Castle (Dumfries and Galloway) Built c.1600 Culross Mercat Cross (Fife) Erected c.1600 Erchless Castle (Highland) Built c.1600 Sir James Balfour of Denmylne and Kinnaird born - Historian, antiquarian and author 1600 Amisfield Tower (Dumfries and Galloway) Built 1600 Fingask (Perth and Kinross) Built 1600 Gowrie Conspiracy 1600 Invergowrie House (Dundee City) Built 1600 Jenny Geddes born - An Edinburgh stall-holder, famous for a solitary act of defiance 1600 King Charles I born - British monarch who lost his head having generated of religious and political controversy 1600 Samuel Rutherford born - Non-conformist clergyman 1600 Scalloway Castle (Shetland) Built 1600 Sir Thomas Maule died - Nobleman and soldier 1600 The Tolbooth Museum (Aberdeenshire) Opened 1601 Battle of Carinish 1601 General David Leslie (Lord Newark) born - Soldier 1602 Carriden House (Falkirk) Built 1602 William Schaw died - The King's Master of Works who laid down rules for working masons (the Schaw Statues) 1603 The Union of the Crowns 1604 Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum (Angus) Built 1606 James Hamilton (1st Duke and 3rd Marquess of Hamilton) born - Noble and Soldier 1606 Rev. Robert Pont died - Clergyman 1606 Sir Robert Logan of Restalrig died - The subject of a unique trial for treason 1607 Castle Kennedy (Dumfries and Galloway) Built 1607 Craigston Castle (Aberdeenshire) Built 1608 General George Monk (General Monck; 1st Duke of Albemarle) born - One of Oliver Cromwell's most loyal supporters, and leader of his subjugation of the Scots, which brought poverty and starvation by the early 1650s 1608 George Bannatyne died - Merchant, author and collector of poems 1608 James Hay (7th Lord Hay) died - Succeeded his father in 1591 1608 Sir Archibald Napier of Merchiston (7th Laird of Merchiston) died - Minor noble, civil servant and father of mathematician John Napier (1550 - 1617) 1608 Sir Thomas Craig died - Lawyer and poet 1609 Barcaldine Castle (Argyll and Bute) Built 1609 James Hamilton (3rd Earl of Arran) died - Political pawn and soldier 1609 Mark Kerr (Lord Newbattle; 1st Earl of Lothian) died - Noble c.1610 The Study (Fife) Built 1610 Benholm's Lodging (Aberdeen City) Built 1610 David Wemyss (2nd Earl of Wemyss) born - Covenanter, turned Royalist 1610 Globe Inn (Dumfries and Galloway) Built c.1611 Sir Thomas Urquhart born - Eccentric author, translator and royalist 1611 John Mylne born - Architect and building contractor 1611 Robert Leighton born - Archbishop of Glasgow 1612 James Elphinstone (1st Lord Balmerino or Balmerinoch) died - Politician 1612 James Graham (1st Marquis of Montrose) born - Romantic Covenanter, who turned Royalist 1612 Patrick Gray (6th Lord Gray, Master of Gray) died - Diplomat and 'favourite' of James VI, with a career steeped in intrigue and treachery 1612 Rev. James Guthrie born - Clergyman who led the resistance to the introduction of the Episcopalian system of church governance 1613 Adam Blackwood died - Philosopher and scholar 1613 Alexander Mylne born - Architectural sculptor 1613 Archbishop James Sharp born - Prelate, who began as a moderate but became an ardent supporter of the Episcopal system 1613 Pinkie House (East Lothian) Built c.1614 Timothy Pont died - Cartographer 1614 Abergairn Castle (Aberdeenshire) Built 1614 Gagie House (Angus) Built 1614 James Melville died - Diarist, church leader and educator 1614 Sir Norman MacLeod born - Scholar and soldier c.1615 James Gordon born - Author, cartographer and clergyman c.1615 Mary MacLeod (Mairi nighean Alasdair Ruaidh) born - Influential Gaelic bard 1615 General Thomas (Tam) Dalyell of the Binns ("Bluidy Tam") born - Royalist soldier, who became an important figure in the turbulent times of the mid-17th Century 1615 John Blackadder born - Covenanter 1615 Patrick Lyon (1st Earl of Kinghorne; 9th Lord Glamis) died - Privy Councillor and noble 1615 Saint John Ogilvie (St. John Ogilvie) died - Scotland's only post-Reformation saint 1616 Gordonstoun School (Moray) Built 1616 John Maitland (1st Duke of Lauderdale) born - Royalist and statesman 1616 Maidencraig, Mill of (Aberdeen City) Built 1616 Tolbooth Museum (Aberdeen City) Built 1616 William Hamilton (2nd Duke of Hamilton) born - Noble c.1617 William Keith (7th Earl Marischal) born - Covenanter 1617 Arnhall Castle (Stirling) Built 1617 Inch House (City of Edinburgh) Built 1617 James Hamilton (1st Earl of Abercorn; 2nd Baron Paisley) died - Courtier and noble 1617 Sir John Napier died - Mathematician, inventor and astronomer 1617 Sir John Skene (Lord Curriehill) died - Jurist and legal historian 1617 St Catherine's Well (City of Edinburgh) Erected 1617 The Five Articles of Perth c.1618 Kilcoy Castle (Highland) Built 1619 Anne of Denmark died - Wife of King James VI (1566 - 1625), and daughter of Frederick II of the combined kingdom of Denmark and Norway 1619 James Dalrymple (1st Viscount Stair) born - Lawyer 1619 Sir George Skene born - Merchant and Provost of Aberdeen 1619 Winton House (East Lothian) Built c.1620 Skaill House (Orkney) Built 1620 Gladstone's Land (City of Edinburgh) Built 1620 Greyfriars Kirk (City of Edinburgh) Built 1620 Sir James Dundas (1st Lord Arniston) born - Judge and politician 1620 William Guthrie born - An earnest and well-loved clergyman 1621 Bonnyhaugh House (City of Edinburgh) Built 1621 Claud Hamilton (1st Lord Paisley) died - Politician and Commendator of Paisley Abbey 1621 Dairsie Old Parish Church (Fife) Built 1621 John Mylne died - Architect 1621 Tailor's Hall (City of Edinburgh) Built 1622 Andrew Melville died - Radical presbyterian who ensured the completion of Knox's Reformation in Scotland 1622 Lady Stair's House (City of Edinburgh) Built 1622 Sir Alexander Seton (1st Earl of Dunfermline) died - Lawyer 1623 George Keith (5th Earl Marischal) died - Member of the family which had been hereditary Great Marischals of Scotland from the 12th Century 1623 Johnstounburn House (East Lothian) Built 1623 White Horse Close (City of Edinburgh) Built 1624 Dunblane Museum (Stirling) Built 1624 George Heriot (Jinglin' Geordie) died - Goldsmith and burgess of Edinburgh 1625 John Hay (2nd Earl and 1st Marquess of Tweeddale) born - Statesman and politician 1625 King James VI (James I of England) died - First Protestant ruler of Scotland and first British monarch 1625 Moray House (City of Edinburgh) Built 1625 Robert Balfour died - Philosopher and linguist 1625 Sir George Bruce died - Laird of Carnock in West Fife, Bruce was a successful merchant who is famous for promoting industry in the Burgh of Culross c.1626 Alexander Peden born - Charismatic Covenanter c.1626 Lewis Gordon (3rd Marquis of Huntly) born - Royalist 1626 Craigievar Castle (Aberdeenshire) Built 1626 Hamilton House (East Lothian) Built 1626 Prestongrange (East Lothian) Built 1627 The Tolbooth (Glasgow City) Built c.1628 The King's Knot (Stirling) Created 1628 Braemar Castle (Aberdeenshire) Built 1628 Sir James Dundas died - Lawyer and politician c.1629 Walter Scott of Harden (Auld Wat) died - Border reiver 1629 Archibald Campbell (9th Earl of Argyll) born - Royalist c.1630 Hallyards Castle (City of Edinburgh) Built 1630 Adam Bothwell's House (City of Edinburgh) Built 1630 Cannonball House (City of Edinburgh) Built 1630 Captain Robert Campbell (5th Laird of Glen Lyon) born - Commander at the Massacre of Glen Coe 1630 House of the Binns (West Lothian) Built 1630 King Charles II born - British monarch 1630 Sir Andrew Balfour born - Physician 1630 Sir George Mackenzie (Lord Royston; Viscount Tarbat; Earl of Cromartie) born - Lawyer and politician 1630 Sir William Bruce born - Architect and merchant 1631 Balhousie Castle (Perth and Kinross) Built 1631 Balquhidder Old Kirk (Stirling) Built 1631 Sir Alexander Morison (Lord Prestongrange) died - Law Lord 1631 William Wallace died - Mason and architect 1632 Anne Douglas-Hamilton (Duchess of Hamilton) born - Noble 1633 Hermiston House (City of Edinburgh) Built 1633 King James VII (King James II of England) born - Unpopular monarch 1633 Robert Mylne born - Architect and builder c.1634 George Melville (1st Earl and 4th Lord Melville) born - Royalist statesman and politician c.1634 Pitsligo Parish Church (Aberdeenshire) Built c.1634 Robert Baillie of Jerviswood born - Covenanter 1634 Andrew Gray born - Puritan clergyman 1634 John Erskine (2nd Earl of Mar) died - Powerful noble 1634 Sir George Hay (1st Earl of Kinnoull) died - Nobleman and entrepreneur 1634 Sir James Murray of Kilbaberton died - Architect 1634 The Wardlaw Mausoleum (Highland) Erected 1634 William Douglas-Hamilton (3rd Duke of Hamilton; 1st Earl of Selkirk) born - Noble 1635 Castle Fraser (Aberdeenshire) Built 1635 John Campbell (1st Earl of Breadalbane) born - Noble and politician 1635 Kinnoull Aisle (Perth and Kinross) Erected 1635 The Well of Spa (Aberdeen City) Opened 1636 George Gordon (6th Earl and 1st Marquis of Huntly) died - Noble, who led the post-Reformation Roman Catholics in Scotland 1636 Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh born - Lawyer and politician 1637 George Gordon of Haddo (1st Earl of Aberdeen) born - Statesman and lawyer 1637 Thomas Hamilton (1st Earl of Haddington; Lord Drumcairn) died - Politician, lawyer and judge 1637 William Douglas (3rd Earl of Queensberry; 1st Duke of Queensberry) born - As Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, he wielded great power 1638 Archibald Campbell (7th Earl of Argyll) died - Succeeding his father to the Earldom in 1584, Campbell was used by King James VI (1566 - 1625) to control the highland clans 1638 Hawthornden Castle (Midlothian) Built 1638 James Gregory born - Mathematician and inventor 1638 National Covenant, Signing of the 1638 Sir John Foulis born - Lawyer and social historian 1639 Archbishop John Spottiswoode died - Archbishop and church historian 1639 Bishop's Wars 1639 Brunstane House (City of Edinburgh) Built 1639 George Hutcheson died - Lawyer c.1640 Colonel Francis Charteris born - Infamous gambler, adulterer and duellist c.1640 Lieutenant-General Hugh Mackay of Scourie born - General and inventor of the ring-bayonet 1640 Donald Mor MacCrimmon died - Famous piper, the first in a line who served MacLeod of MacLeod at Dunvegan 1640 Fowlis Castle (Angus) Built 1640 Parliament House (City of Edinburgh) Built 1640 Rev. William Veitch born - Covenanter 1640 Sir William Alexander (1st Earl of Stirling) died - Politician and minor poet 1640 William Douglas (1st Earl of Queensberry; Viscount Drumlanrig) died - Noble 1641 Coxton Tower (Moray) Built 1641 Plewlands House (City of Edinburgh) Built 1641 Sir Patrick Hume (1st Earl of Marchmont) born - Statesman and Covenanter 1641 Sir Robert Sibbald born - Physician, geographer and natural historian 1642 Rev. Robert Traill born - Puritan Minister 1643 Alexander Mylne died - Architectural sculptor 1643 George Gordon (4th Marquis of Huntly; 1st Duke of Gordon) born - Royalist noble 1643 Gilbert Burnet (Bishop of Salisbury) born - Churchman and historian 1643 Patrick Lyon (1st Earl of Strathmore; 3rd Earl of Kinghorne) born - Lyon succeeded his father, becoming the 3rd Earl of Kinghorne in 1646 1643 Westminster Assembly c.1644 Duncan Forbes of Culloden born - Politician and land-owner 1644 Auld Kirk Museum (East Dunbartonshire) Built 1644 Battle of Tippermuir 1644 George Jameson (George Jamesone) died - Portraitist, sometimes called 'The Scottish Van Dyke' 1644 Rev. Robert Kirk born - The Fairy Minister c.1645 James Smith born - Architect and politician 1645 Battle of Philiphaugh 1645 John Hay (2nd Marquess of Tweeddale) born - Politician 1645 William Kidd (Captain Kidd) born - Infamous pirate and privateer 1645 Battle of Inverlochy 1645 Battle of Alford 1645 Battle of Inverkeithing 1645 Battle of Kilsyth 1645 Battle of Auldearn 1646 John Lyon (2nd Earl of Kinghorne) died - Noble 1646 Rev. John Gray born - Preacher, scholar and linguist 1646 Rev. John Row died - Presbyterian churchman and ecclesiastical historian 1646 Sir John Lauder (Lord Fountainhall) born - Judge and author of a noted journal 1646 Sir Robert Spottiswoode died - Judge and royalist 1647 Frances Teresa Stuart (Duchess of Richmond and Lennox; La Belle Stuart) born - The face of Britannia and mistress of King Charles II 1647 Tron Kirk (City of Edinburgh) Built 1648 Ecclesiamagirdle House (Perth and Kinross) Built 1648 Haddington House (East Lothian) Built 1648 John Dalrymple (1st Earl of Stair) born - Lawyer and Politician 1649 George Gordon (2nd Marquis of Huntly; Viscount Aboyne) died - Royalist noble 1649 James Crofts Scott (James Fitzroy; Duke of Buccleuch, Duke of Monmouth) born - Military leader and rebellious noble 1649 James Gordon (2nd Viscount Aboyne) died - Royalist 1649 James Hamilton (1st Duke and 3rd Marquess of Hamilton) died - Noble and Soldier 1649 John Elphinstone (2nd Lord Balmerino) died - Covenanter 1649 John Graham of Claverhouse (Viscount Dundee; Bonnie Dundee) born - Soldier 1649 King Charles I died - British monarch who lost his head having generated of religious and political controversy 1649 Sir John Wemyss of Wemyss (1st Earl of Wemyss) died - Noble 1649 William Drummond of Hawthornden died - Poet c.1650 Robert Spittal's Hospital (Stirling) Built 1650 Battle of Carbisdale 1650 George Heriot's School (City of Edinburgh) Built 1650 James Graham (1st Marquis of Montrose) died - Romantic Covenanter, who turned Royalist 1650 Leith Citadel (City of Edinburgh) Opened 1650 Leith Hall (Aberdeenshire) Built 1650 Major General Sir John Hurry (Sir John Urry) died - Soldier 1651 William Hamilton (2nd Duke of Hamilton) died - Noble 1651 Siege and Sacking of Dundee 1652 John Elphinstone (4th Lord Balmerino; 3rd Lord Coupar) born - Lawyer and politician 1653 John Hay (1st Earl of Tweeddale) died - Royalist 1653 Lewis Gordon (3rd Marquis of Huntly) died - Royalist 1654 Oliver Cromwell died - Soldier and statesman c.1655 John Adair born - Map-maker and surveyor 1655 Sir William Dick of Braid died - Merchant and Provost of Edinburgh 1656 Andrew Gray died - Puritan clergyman 1656 Sir Robert Gordon died - Noble and Vice Chamberlain of Scotland 1657 John Mylne died - Architect 1657 Rev. Dr. William Guild died - Academic and theologian 1657 Sir James Balfour of Denmylne and Kinnaird died - Historian, antiquarian and author c.1658 Archibald Campbell (1st Duke and 10th Earl of Argyll) born - Enthusiastic supporter of William of Orange and the ousting of King James VII (1633 - 1701), who had re-embraced the 'old religion' and executed his father, the 9th Earl of Argyll c.1658 Sir George Warrender of Lochend (1st Baronet Lochend) born - Merchant, politician and landowner 1658 Inverness Citadel (Highland) Built 1658 James Maule (4th Earl of Panmure) born - Jacobite soldier 1658 Robert Dundas of Arniston (2nd Lord Arniston) born - Politician and lawyer 1658 William Paterson born - Merchant and Politician 1659 David Gregory born - Mathematician and astronomer 1659 Strathaven Cemetery (South Lanarkshire) Opened c.1660 Daniel Defoe born - Author, journalist and social thinker 1660 Jenny Geddes died - An Edinburgh stall-holder, famous for a solitary act of defiance 1660 John Murray (1st Duke of Atholl) born - Noble 1660 Martin Martin born - Geographer and Mapmaker 1660 Sir Thomas Urquhart died - Eccentric author, translator and royalist 1660 The Restoration 1661 Archibald Campbell (1st Marquis and 8th Earl of Argyll) died - 'King Campbell' 1661 General Sir Alexander Leslie (1st Earl of Leven; Lord Balgonie) died - Covenanter 1661 Methil Harbour (Fife) Built 1661 Patrick Maule (1st Earl of Panmure; Baron of Brechin and Navar) died - Royalist and soldier 1661 Rev. James Guthrie died - Clergyman who led the resistance to the introduction of the Episcopalian system of church governance 1661 Robert Gordon of Straloch died - Cartographer 1661 Samuel Rutherford died - Non-conformist clergyman 1661 Sir Archibald Primrose (1st Earl of Rosebery) born - Lawyer and Politician 1661 William Keith (7th Earl Marischal) died - Covenanter 1662 James Douglas (2nd Duke of Queensberry) born - 'Union Duke' 1662 John Campbell (2nd Earl of Breadalbane) born - Eccentric noble and politician, known as Old Rag 1662 Rev. David Dickson died - Church leader and Covenanter 1662 Robert Baillie died - Influential divine and academic 1663 John Lyon (2nd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne) born - Noble 1664 Methven Castle (Perth and Kinross) Built 1664 Sir John Vanbrugh born - Architect and playwright 1665 Fort Charlotte (Shetland) Built 1665 Lady Grisel Baillie born - Song-writer and heroine 1665 Old Ship Inn (Perth and Kinross) Built 1665 Sir David Dalrymple (1st Baronet of Hailes) born - Brother of John Dalrymple (1648 - 1707) and youngest son of James Dalrymple, Viscount Stair (1619-95) 1665 William Guthrie died - An earnest and well-loved clergyman 1666 Battle of Rullion Green 1666 Rev. Robert Blair died - Covenanting preacher c.1667 Simon Fraser (12th Lord Lovat) born - Clan chief of wavering loyalty, described as 'the most devious man in Scotland' 1667 John Arbuthnot born - Physician and satirist 1667 John Mylne died - Architect and building contractor 1668 Dunbar's Hospital (Highland) Built 1668 Robert Gordon born - Merchant, born in Aberdeen c.1669 Alexander Robertson of Struan (13th Chief of Clan Donnachaidh) born - Ardent Jacobite, who was uniquely present from the beginning to the end of that historical episode 1670 General George Monk (General Monck; 1st Duke of Albemarle) died - One of Oliver Cromwell's most loyal supporters, and leader of his subjugation of the Scots, which brought poverty and starvation by the early 1650s 1670 Major Thomas Weir died - Wizard and soldier 1670 Patrick Mor MacCrimmon died - Most distinguished of the Skye piping family 1670 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (City of Edinburgh) Created 1670 The Burgh Halls (West Lothian) Opened 1670 Thomas Cadell died - Gun-maker 1671 John Law born - Financier and gambler 1671 Robert (Rob Roy) MacGregor born - Notorious cattle thief and Jacobite Guerilla 1672 John Row died - Academic and ecclesiastical historian 1673 General George Wade born - British soldier employed after the Jacobite rebellion of 1715 to construct a system of metalled military roads and 40 stone bridges throughout the Scottish Highlands 1675 Applecross House (Highland) Built 1675 James Gregory died - Mathematician and inventor 1675 John Erskine (6th Earl of Mar) born - A Scottish Jacobite born at Alloa who frequently changed his political allegiance, earning the nickname 'Bobbing John' 1676 Alexander Selkirk born - Seaman and castaway 1676 Comiston Spring House (City of Edinburgh) Built 1676 Sir John Clerk (Sir John Clerk of Penicuik) born - Politician, advocate, patron of the arts, antiquarian, author and arbiter of taste 1676 Thomas Boston born - Theologist 1677 Lady Elizabeth Wardlaw (Elizabeth Halkett) born - Poetess c.1678 Alexander Gordon (2nd Duke of Gordon) born - Jacobite c.1678 George Seton (5th Earl of Winton) born - Jacobite 1678 Turret House (Scottish Borders) Built c.1679 Sir George Ogilvy of Barras died - Defender of Dunnottar Castle 1679 Archbishop James Sharp died - Prelate, who began as a moderate but became an ardent supporter of the Episcopal system 1679 Battle of Bothwell Bridge 1679 David Wemyss (2nd Earl of Wemyss) died - Covenanter, turned Royalist 1679 Kinross House (Perth and Kinross) Created 1679 Sir James Dundas (1st Lord Arniston) died - Judge and politician 1679 Sir John Wedderburn died - Royal physician 1679 William Gordon (2nd Earl of Aberdeen) born - Politician c.1680 John Ker (1st Duke of Roxburghe) born - Politician and noble c.1680 Tarradale House (Highland) Built 1680 Charles Erskine (Lord Tinwald) born - Jurist and politician 1680 Cove House (Dumfries and Galloway) Built 1680 Ebenezer Erskine born - Evangelical divine and founder of the Secession Church of Scotland 1680 Hallyburton House (Perth and Kinross) Built 1680 Innerpeffray Library (Perth and Kinross) Established 1680 John Campbell (2nd Duke of Argyll; Duke of Greenwich) born - Soldier and politician 1680 National Library of Scotland (City of Edinburgh) Established 1680 Battle of Aird's Moss 1681 Bute Estate Office (Argyll and Bute) Opened 1681 Charles Hope (1st Earl of Hopetoun) born - Politician and noble 1681 Queensberry House (City of Edinburgh) Built 1681 Robert Keith born - Churchman, historian and Jacobite 1681 Royal College of Physicians (City of Edinburgh) Established 1681 Test Act 1682 Advocate's Library (City of Edinburgh) Established 1682 Archibald Campbell (3rd Duke of Argyll; 1st Earl of Islay) born - Politician, lawyer and soldier 1682 General David Leslie (Lord Newark) died - Soldier 1682 James Gibbs born - Architect 1682 John Hope of Hopetoun died - Courtier and member of an Edinburgh family of merchants and lawyers 1682 John Maitland (1st Duke of Lauderdale) died - Royalist and statesman 1682 William Aikman born - Painter 1683 Rye House Plot 1683 Walter Stuart (6th Lord Blantyre) born - Noble, politician and landowner 1684 John Murray (Marquess of Tullibardine) born - Soldier 1684 Robert Baillie of Jerviswood died - Covenanter 1684 Robert Leighton died - Archbishop of Glasgow c.1685 Andrew McDouall (Lord Bankton) born - Jurist 1685 Archibald Campbell (9th Earl of Argyll) died - Royalist 1685 Caroline Park (City of Edinburgh) Built 1685 Duncan Forbes of Culloden born - Statesman and jurist 1685 General Thomas (Tam) Dalyell of the Binns ("Bluidy Tam") died - Royalist soldier, who became an important figure in the turbulent times of the mid-17th Century 1685 James Crofts Scott (James Fitzroy; Duke of Buccleuch, Duke of Monmouth) died - Military leader and rebellious noble 1685 King Charles II died - British monarch 1685 Kinross House (Perth and Kinross) Built 1685 Netherbow Well-Head (City of Edinburgh) Opened 1685 Robert Dundas of Arniston (3rd Lord Arniston) born - Lawyer and politician 1686 Alexander Peden died - Charismatic Covenanter 1686 Allan Ramsay born - Poet and bookseller 1686 George Buchanan born - Wealthy Glasgow merchant 1686 James Gordon died - Author, cartographer and clergyman 1686 John Blackadder died - Covenanter 1686 Newhailes (East Lothian) Built 1686 Soutra Aisle (Midlothian) Built 1686 The Signal Tower (City of Edinburgh) Built 1686 Woolmet House (Midlothian) Built 1687 Col. James Gardiner born - Soldier 1687 George Drummond born - Politician and visionary planner 1687 Leighton Library (Stirling) Built 1687 Prestonfield House (City of Edinburgh) Built 1687 Robert Simson born - Mathematician 1688 Arthur Elphinstone (6th Lord Balmerino) born - Jacobite 1688 Canongate Church (City of Edinburgh) Built 1688 James Francis Edward Stuart (The Old Pretender) born - Jacobite leader 1689 Battle of Dunkeld 1689 John Graham of Claverhouse (Viscount Dundee; Bonnie Dundee) died - Soldier 1689 William Adam born - Architect, particularly noted for his design of country houses 1689 William Murray (Marquess of Tullibardine) born - Jacobite soldier 1690 Andrew Buchanan born - Tobacco merchant who became Lord Provost of Glasgow 1690 James Murray (2nd Duke of Atholl) born - Noble, soldier and politician 1690 Sir Hew Dalrymple (Lord Drummore) born - Judge 1690 William Ged born - Inventor, printer and goldsmith 1690 Battle of Cromdale 1691 Ardrossan Old Parish Church (North Ayrshire) Abandoned 1691 Drumlanrig Castle (Dumfries and Galloway) Built 1691 Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh died - Lawyer and politician 1692 Andrew Fletcher (Lord Milton) born - Jurist 1692 James Stirling born - Mathematician and surveyor 1692 Lieutenant-General Hugh Mackay of Scourie died - General and inventor of the ring-bayonet 1692 Path House (Fife) Built 1692 Rev. Robert Kirk died - The Fairy Minister 1692 Massacre of Glen Coe c.1693 George Keith (10th Earl Marischal) born - Unsuccessful Jacobite General 1693 Cammo House (City of Edinburgh) Built 1693 Panmure House (City of Edinburgh) Built 1693 Robert Dinwiddie born - Colonial Governor 1694 Lord George Murray born - Distinguished Jacobite general and strategist 1694 Sir Andrew Balfour died - Physician 1694 William Douglas-Hamilton (3rd Duke of Hamilton; 1st Earl of Selkirk) died - Noble 1695 Hamilton Palace (South Lanarkshire) Built 1695 James Dalrymple (1st Viscount Stair) died - Lawyer 1695 John Glass born - Sect leader 1695 Patrick Lyon (1st Earl of Strathmore; 3rd Earl of Kinghorne) died - Lyon succeeded his father, becoming the 3rd Earl of Kinghorne in 1646 1695 William Douglas (3rd Earl of Queensberry; 1st Duke of Queensberry) died - As Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, he wielded great power c.1696 John Campbell (3rd Earl of Breadalbane) born - Noble, politician and diplomat c.1696 William Duff (1st Earl of Fife) born - Politician 1696 Captain Robert Campbell (5th Laird of Glen Lyon) died - Commander at the Massacre of Glen Coe 1696 Dunduff Castle (South Ayrshire) Built 1696 James Francis Edward Keith born - Field Marshal of Prussia 1696 John Lyon (3rd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne) born - Jacobite noble 1696 Low Parks Museum (South Lanarkshire) Built 1696 Raith (Fife) Built 1696 Tarvit, Hill of (Fife) Built 1696 The Mercat Cross (Aberdeen City) Erected 1697 Alexander Monro (Primus) born - Anatomist 1697 James Douglas (Earl of Drumlanrig) born - Infamous cannibal 1697 John Hay (2nd Earl and 1st Marquess of Tweeddale) died - Statesman and politician 1697 Melville House (Fife) Built 1697 Old Surgeons' Hall (City of Edinburgh) Built 1697 Yester House (East Lothian) Built 1698 Charles Douglas (3rd Duke of Queensberry; 2nd Duke of Dover) born - Noble 1698 Colin Maclaurin born - Mathematician 1698 Elspeth McEwan died - Last witch to be executed in Scotland 1698 John Gow born - Mutineer and pirate 1698 Darien Scheme 1699 Alexander Ross born - Poet 1699 Charles Lyon (4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne) born - Noble 1699 Hopetoun House (West Lothian) Built 1699 James Wemyss (5th Earl of Wemyss) born - Noble 1699 Robert Blair born - Poet and clergyman 1699 Salutation Hotel (Perth and Kinross) Built Next Period
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