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Previous Period
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14th C.
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Alexander (Sawney) Bean born - Cannibal and mass-murderer
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14th C.
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Ballinbreich Castle (Fife) Built
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14th C.
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Ballumbie Castle (Angus) Built
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14th C.
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Braal Castle (Highland) Built
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14th C.
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Bridge Castle (West Lothian) Built
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14th C.
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Callendar House (Falkirk) Built
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14th C.
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Cardross Castle (Argyll and Bute) Built
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14th C.
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Castle Sinclair Girnigoe (Highland) Built
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14th C.
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Cowden Castle (Clackmannanshire) Built
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14th C.
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Crichton Castle (Midlothian) Built
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14th C.
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Crookston Castle (Glasgow City) Built
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14th C.
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Dean Castle (East Ayrshire) Built
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14th C.
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Dundonald Castle (South Ayrshire) Built
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14th C.
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Duns Castle (Scottish Borders) Built
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14th C.
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Fa'side Castle (East Lothian) Built
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14th C.
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Finavon Castle (Angus) Built
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14th C.
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Invergowrie House (Dundee City) Built
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14th C.
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Kildonan Castle (North Ayrshire) Built
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14th C.
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Kincardine Castle (Perth and Kinross) Built
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14th C.
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Knock Old Castle (North Ayrshire) Built
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14th C.
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Leith, Port of (City of Edinburgh) Built
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14th C.
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Lennoxlove House (East Lothian) Built
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14th C.
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Loch an Eilein Castle (Highland) Built
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14th C.
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Mingary Castle (Highland) Built
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14th C.
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Portencross Castle (North Ayrshire) Built
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14th C.
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Rosslyn Castle (Midlothian) Built
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14th C.
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St Moluag's Cathedral (Argyll and Bute) Built
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14th C.
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St Moluag's Chapel (Western Isles) Built
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14th C.
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Stobhall (Perth and Kinross) Built
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14th C.
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Tantallon Castle (East Lothian) Built
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14th C.
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Thunderton House (Moray) Built
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c.1300
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Black Agnes Randolph (Countess of Dunbar) born - Famed for her bravery in resisting the English siege of Dunbar Castle
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1300
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Breachacha Castle (Argyll and Bute) Built
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1300
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Sir William Douglas (Knight of Liddesdale) born - Disreputable noble
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c.1303
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John Comyn (Black Comyn) died - Noble and Guardian
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1303
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Battle of Roslin
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1304
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Battle of Black Earnside
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1304
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Old Tulliallan Castle (Fife) Built
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1305
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William Wallace died - Whether a freedom fighter or an outlaw, Wallace was a defender of Scottish independence, who has become a national hero
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c.1306
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John Comyn (Red Comyn) died - Noble and Martyr
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1306
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Battle of Strathfillan
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1306
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Sir Alexander Scrymgeour died - Loyalist
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1306
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Battle of Methven
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1307
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Battle of Loudon Hill (II)
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1307
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King Edward I died - English monarch
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1308
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John Duns Scotus (The Subtle Doctor) died - Philosopher and theologian
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1312
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King Edward III born - English king
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c.1313
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Sir John Campbell of Moulin (1st Earl of Atholl) born - Noble
|
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1313
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King John Balliol (Toom Tabard) died - Son of Devorguilla Balliol (c.1209-90) and father of Edward Balliol (c.1283 - 1364)
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1314
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Battle of Bannockburn
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c.1316
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John Barbour born - Poet and historian
|
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1316
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King Robert II born - Scottish monarch
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1316
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Robert Wishart died - Bishop of Glasgow
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1318
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St Fillan's Priory (Stirling) Built
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1320
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Declaration of Arbroath, Signing of the
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1324
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King David II born - Scottish monarch
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1326
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Moulin, Black Castle of (Perth and Kinross) Built
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c.1327
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Sir William Douglas (1st Earl of Douglas; Earl of Mar) born - Ambitious noble
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1327
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King Edward II died - English king who ruled Scotland for a time
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1328
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Archibald Douglas (3rd Earl of Douglas; 'The Grim') born - Lord of Galloway and leader of the 'Black Douglas' clan
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1329
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King Robert I (Robert the Bruce) died - Scottish monarch
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1330
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Dumfries Academy (Dumfries and Galloway) Established
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1330
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Sir James Douglas ('The Good') died - Freedom fighter
|
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1331
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Bernard de Linton died - Chancellor of Scotland and Abbot of Arbroath Abbey who drafted the famous Declaration of Arbroath
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1332
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Battle of Dupplin Moor
|
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1332
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Donald of Mar (8th Earl of Mar) died - Regent of Scotland
|
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1332
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Thomas Randolph (Earl of Moray) died - Regent and soldier
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1333
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Battle of Hallidon Hill
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1333
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Sir John Campbell of Moulin (1st Earl of Atholl) died - Noble
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1333
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Stirling Castle (Stirling) Built
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1337
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King Robert III born - Scottish monarch
|
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c.1340
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Robert Stewart (1st Duke of Albany) born - Regent of Scotland
|
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c.1340
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Sir John Lyon born - Chamberlain of Scotland and ancestor of the Earls of Strathmore
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c.1342
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Sir Alexander Ramsay of Dalhousie died - Soldier
|
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1343
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Alexander Stewart (Earl of Buchan, Wolf of Badenoch) born - Noble
|
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c.1345
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Henry Sinclair (Henry St. Clair) born - First Scottish Earl of Orkney and Trans-Atlantic Explorer
|
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c.1346
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Walter Fitz Gilbert died - Norman noble
|
|
1350
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Dunnottar Castle (Aberdeenshire) Built
|
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1350
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Hermitage Castle (Scottish Borders) Built
|
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1353
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Sir William Douglas (Knight of Liddesdale) died - Disreputable noble
|
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c.1358
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James Douglas (2nd Earl of Douglas; Earl of Mar) born - Inherited the Earldoms of Douglas and Mar from his father (1384)
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1359
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Stevenson House (East Lothian) Built
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1360
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The Sheep Heid Inn (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
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1361
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Hallforest, Castle of (Aberdeenshire) Built
|
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c.1362
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Murdoch Stewart (2nd Duke of Albany) born - Regent of Scotland
|
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1364
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King Edward Balliol died - Unsuccessful King
|
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c.1365
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Bishop Henry Wardlaw born - Bishop of St
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1365
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Innerpeffray Chapel (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
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1367
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Edinburgh Castle (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
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1369
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Archibald Douglas (4th Earl of Douglas; 1st Duke of Touraine) born - Noble
|
|
c.1370
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Cumbernauld Castle (North Lanarkshire) Built
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1370
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Neidpath Castle (Scottish Borders) Built
|
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1370
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Threave Castle (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
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1371
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King David II died - Scottish monarch
|
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1372
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Mugdock Castle (Stirling) Built
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1374
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Craigmillar Castle (City of Edinburgh) Built
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1377
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King Edward III died - English king
|
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1378
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David Stewart (1st Duke of Rothesay) born - Prince and heir to the Scottish throne, who came to an unfortunate end as the result of a power struggle
|
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c.1380
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Campbeltown Cross (Argyll and Bute) Erected
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1382
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Sir John Lyon died - Chamberlain of Scotland and ancestor of the Earls of Strathmore
|
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1384
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Sir William Douglas (1st Earl of Douglas; Earl of Mar) died - Ambitious noble
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1388
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James Douglas (2nd Earl of Douglas; Earl of Mar) died - Inherited the Earldoms of Douglas and Mar from his father (1384)
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1389
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Lincluden Collegiate Church (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
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c.1390
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Cardinal Walter Wardlaw died - Cardinal
|
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c.1390
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Sir Andrew Gray (1st Lord Gray) born - Diplomat and noble
|
|
1390
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King Robert II died - Scottish monarch
|
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1394
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King James I born - Scottish monarch
|
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1395
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John Barbour died - Poet and historian
|
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1396
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Battle of the North Inch
|
|
1396
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Mercat Cross (Fife) Erected
|
|
1398
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Bothwell Parish Church (South Lanarkshire) Built
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15th C.
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Alexander (Sawney) Bean died - Cannibal and mass-murderer
|
|
15th C.
|
Ardgowan Tower (Inverclyde) Built
|
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15th C.
|
Asgog Castle (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Auchindoun Castle (Moray) Built
|
|
15th C.
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Balnagown Castle (Highland) Built
|
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15th C.
|
Berriedale Castle (Highland) Built
|
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15th C.
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Cardoness Castle (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Carleton Castle (South Ayrshire) Built
|
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15th C.
|
Carsluith Castle (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
|
15th C.
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Castle Grant (Highland) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Castlehill Tower (Scottish Borders) Built
|
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15th C.
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Cathcart Castle (Glasgow City) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Cessnock Castle (East Ayrshire) Built
|
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15th C.
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Corsewall Castle (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
|
15th C.
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Cortachy Castle (Angus) Built
|
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15th C.
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Dean Castle (East Ayrshire) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Denmylne Castle (Fife) Built
|
|
15th C.
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Dunollie Castle (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
15th C.
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Duntreath Castle (Stirling) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Finlaystone House (Inverclyde) Built
|
|
15th C.
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Glendevon Castle (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
15th C.
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Glengarnock Castle (North Ayrshire) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Grandtully Castle (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Hatton Castle (Aberdeenshire) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Huntingtower Castle (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Inverquharity Castle (Angus) Built
|
|
15th C.
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Kilberry Castle (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Kinlochaline Castle (Highland) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Kyle Castle (East Ayrshire) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Lennox Tower (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Loudoun Castle (East Ayrshire) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Merkland Cross (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Moy Castle (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Newark Castle (Scottish Borders) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Newark Castle (Inverclyde) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Peebles Mercat Cross (Scottish Borders) Erected
|
|
15th C.
|
Ramada Hotel (Perth and Kinross) Opened
|
|
15th C.
|
Rosyth Castle (Fife) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Smailholm Tower (Scottish Borders) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Soulis Cross (East Ayrshire) Erected
|
|
15th C.
|
Spedlins Tower (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
St Anthony's Chapel (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
St James' Chapel (Fife) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Strome Castle (Highland) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
The Old Buittle Tower and Castle (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
|
15th C.
|
Udny Castle (Aberdeenshire) Built
|
|
c.1400
|
Henry Sinclair (Henry St. Clair) died - First Scottish Earl of Orkney and Trans-Atlantic Explorer
|
|
c.1400
|
St John's Tower (South Ayrshire) Built
|
|
1400
|
Aberdour Castle (Fife) Built
|
|
1400
|
Archibald Douglas (3rd Earl of Douglas; 'The Grim') died - Lord of Galloway and leader of the 'Black Douglas' clan
|
|
1400
|
Corstorphine Parish Church (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1400
|
St Mary's Collegiate Church (East Lothian) Built
|
|
1401
|
Bishop Walter Traill died - Archbishop of St Andrews
|
|
1402
|
David Stewart (1st Duke of Rothesay) died - Prince and heir to the Scottish throne, who came to an unfortunate end as the result of a power struggle
|
|
1405
|
Alexander Stewart (Earl of Buchan, Wolf of Badenoch) died - Noble
|
|
1405
|
Sir Adam Forrester died - Merchant, Ambassador and Lord Provost of Edinburgh
|
|
c.1406
|
Colin Campbell (1st Earl of Argyll) born - Loyal noble
|
|
1406
|
King Robert III died - Scottish monarch
|
|
1406
|
St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church (Midlothian) Built
|
|
1409
|
Dunblane Bridge (Stirling) Opened
|
|
1410
|
Holy Trinity Church (Fife) Built
|
|
1411
|
Battle of Harlaw
|
|
1411
|
University of St Andrews (Fife) Established
|
|
1419
|
Guard Bridge (Fife) Opened
|
|
1420
|
Robert Stewart (1st Duke of Albany) died - Regent of Scotland
|
|
1420
|
Tolquhon Castle (Aberdeenshire) Built
|
|
1424
|
Archibald Douglas (4th Earl of Douglas; 1st Duke of Touraine) died - Noble
|
|
1424
|
Pitsligo Castle (Aberdeenshire) Built
|
|
1424
|
Sir Alexander Home of Dunglass died - Noble
|
|
1424
|
St Michael's Parish Church (West Lothian) Built
|
|
1425
|
Dundas Castle (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1425
|
Linlithgow Palace (West Lothian) Built
|
|
1425
|
Murdoch Stewart (2nd Duke of Albany) died - Regent of Scotland
|
|
1425
|
Robert Henryson born - Poet
|
|
1425
|
William Douglas (8th Earl of Douglas) born - Leader of the 'Black Douglas' clan, succeeding his father in 1443
|
|
1426
|
James Douglas (9th Earl of Douglas) born - The last Earl of Douglas and leader of the powerful 'Black Douglases'
|
|
1428
|
Dunbeath Castle (Highland) Built
|
|
c.1430
|
Plane Castle (Stirling) Built
|
|
1430
|
Borthwick Castle (Midlothian) Built
|
|
1430
|
King James II born - Scottish monarch
|
|
1430
|
MacLeod's Tower (Western Isles) Built
|
|
1431
|
William Elphinstone (Bishop of Aberdeen) born - Bishop and statesman
|
|
1432
|
Devorguilla's Bridge (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
|
|
1435
|
Glamis Castle (Angus) Built
|
|
1437
|
King James I died - Scottish monarch
|
|
1439
|
Abbot Adam's Bridge (North Ayrshire) Opened
|
|
c.1440
|
Ardstinchar Castle (South Ayrshire) Built
|
|
c.1440
|
Blind Harry (Harry or Henry the Minstrel) born - Poet
|
|
c.1440
|
Sauchie Tower (Clackmannanshire) Built
|
|
1440
|
Bishop Henry Wardlaw died - Bishop of St
|
|
1440
|
Blackness Castle (Falkirk) Built
|
|
1440
|
Ranfurly Castle (Renfrewshire) Built
|
|
1440
|
Sir John Forrester died - Lord High Chamberlain of Scotland
|
|
1446
|
Rosslyn Chapel (Midlothian) Built
|
|
1446
|
Tullibardine Chapel (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
c.1449
|
Archibald Douglas (5th Earl of Angus, Bell-the-Cat) born - Leader of the 'Red Douglas' clan
|
|
1449
|
Crichton Collegiate Church (Midlothian) Built
|
|
c.1450
|
Aldie Castle (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
c.1450
|
Cessford Castle (Scottish Borders) Built
|
|
c.1450
|
North Inch Golf Course (Perth and Kinross) Opened
|
|
c.1450
|
Orchardton Tower (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
|
1450
|
College of St Salvator (Fife) Established
|
|
1450
|
Comlongon Castle (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
|
1450
|
Dalhousie Castle (Midlothian) Built
|
|
1451
|
University of Glasgow (Glasgow City) Established
|
|
1452
|
HM Prison Castle Huntly (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
1452
|
King James III born - Scottish monarch
|
|
1452
|
William Douglas (8th Earl of Douglas) died - Leader of the 'Black Douglas' clan, succeeding his father in 1443
|
|
1453
|
Fowlis Collegiate Church (Angus) Built
|
|
c.1454
|
Alexander Stuart (1st (or 3rd) Duke of Albany) born - Noble
|
|
1454
|
Cawdor Castle (Highland) Built
|
|
c.1455
|
Gavin Dunbar (Bishop of Aberdeen) born - Clergyman and church administrator
|
|
c.1455
|
Sir Andrew Wood born - Naval commander
|
|
1455
|
Findlater Castle (Aberdeenshire) Built
|
|
1456
|
Bruntsfield Links (City of Edinburgh) Created
|
|
1456
|
Sir Alexander Home died - Noble
|
|
c.1457
|
Castle Levan (Inverclyde) Built
|
|
1457
|
Pitcaple Castle (Aberdeenshire) Built
|
|
1457
|
Rossdhu Castle (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
c.1458
|
John Stuart (Earl of Mar) born - Noble
|
|
1458
|
Strathaven Castle (South Lanarkshire) Built
|
|
c.1460
|
Megginch Castle (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
c.1460
|
William Dunbar born - Poet
|
|
1460
|
Affleck Castle (Angus) Built
|
|
1460
|
Kilravock Castle (Highland) Built
|
|
1460
|
King James II died - Scottish monarch
|
|
1460
|
Ravenscraig Castle (Fife) Built
|
|
1463
|
Mary of Gueldres died - Queen
|
|
c.1465
|
Archibald Campbell (2nd Earl of Argyll) born - Noble
|
|
c.1465
|
Hector Boece (Hector Boethius) born - Historian and Author
|
|
1467
|
St Mahew's Chapel (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
1468
|
Gardyne Castle (Angus) Built
|
|
1468
|
Guthrie Castle (Angus) Built
|
|
1468
|
Law Castle (North Ayrshire) Built
|
|
1469
|
Chapel of St Mary of Rossdhu (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
1469
|
Sir Andrew Gray (1st Lord Gray) died - Diplomat and noble
|
|
c.1470
|
Auld Brig (South Ayrshire) Opened
|
|
c.1470
|
Kinneil House (Falkirk) Built
|
|
1471
|
Provand's Lordship (Glasgow City) Built
|
|
c.1473
|
Archbishop James Beaton (James Bethune) born - Patriarch of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland
|
|
c.1473
|
Walter Chepman born - Printer
|
|
1473
|
King James IV born - Scottish monarch
|
|
c.1474
|
Alexander Mylne born - Clergyman and mason
|
|
c.1475
|
Tweed Bridge (Scottish Borders) Opened
|
|
1475
|
The Fair Maid's House (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
1477
|
Moubray House (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1477
|
St Triduana's Well (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1479
|
John Stuart (Earl of Mar) died - Noble
|
|
c.1480
|
Milton Tower (Moray) Built
|
|
1481
|
John Stuart (2nd (or 4th) Duke of Albany) born - Regent of Scotland
|
|
c.1484
|
Robert Carver (Robert Arnat) born - Composer of sacred choral music
|
|
1484
|
Garrion Tower (North Lanarkshire) Built
|
|
c.1485
|
Castle Cary (Falkirk) Built
|
|
1485
|
Alexander Stuart (1st (or 3rd) Duke of Albany) died - Noble
|
|
1486
|
Sir David Lindsay born - Renaissance poet and diplomat
|
|
1488
|
Battle of Sauchieburn
|
|
1488
|
James Douglas (9th Earl of Douglas) died - The last Earl of Douglas and leader of the powerful 'Black Douglases'
|
|
1488
|
King James III died - Scottish monarch
|
|
1489
|
Archibald Douglas (6th Earl of Angus) born - A 'Red Douglas', grandson of Archibald Douglas, the 5th Earl of Angus (1449 - 1513)
|
|
1489
|
Castle Campbell (Clackmannanshire) Built
|
|
1489
|
Margaret Tudor (Queen Margaret) born - Queen of James IV and Regent of Scotland
|
|
c.1490
|
Ardvreck Castle (Highland) Built
|
|
c.1490
|
Drummond Castle (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
c.1490
|
Glensanda Castle (Highland) Built
|
|
c.1490
|
Largo Canal (Fife) Opened
|
|
1490
|
Kilkerran Castle (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
1491
|
Sir Alexander Home (1st Lord Home) died - Noble
|
|
1492
|
Blind Harry (Harry or Henry the Minstrel) died - Poet
|
|
1492
|
John Winram born - Protestant reformer
|
|
1493
|
Colin Campbell (1st Earl of Argyll) died - Loyal noble
|
|
c.1494
|
Archbishop John Douglas born - Clergyman and Protestant reformer
|
|
1494
|
Cardinal David Beaton born - Clergyman and politician
|
|
1494
|
Dunbar Castle (East Lothian) Built
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c.1495
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Gavin Dunbar (Archbishop of Glasgow) born - Bishop and politician
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c.1495
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Henry Stewart (Lord Methven) born - Noble
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c.1495
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James Wedderburn born - Minor poet, dramatist and religious reformer
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c.1495
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Sir James Hamilton of Finnart born - Architect and noble, known as the 'Bastard of Arran'
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1495
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King's College (Aberdeen City) Built
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1495
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King's College Chapel (Aberdeen City) Established
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1495
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University of Aberdeen (Aberdeen City) Established
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1496
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Sir Richard Maitland born - Lawyer and blind poet
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1497
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Alloa Tower (Clackmannanshire) Built
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1498
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Broughty Castle (Dundee City) Built
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