1710 in Scotland
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See also: | List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1710 in: Great Britain • Wales • Elsewhere |
Events from the year 1710 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
- Lord Advocate — Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet
- Solicitor General for Scotland — Thomas Kennedy jointly with Sir James Steuart, Bt.
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session — Lord North Berwick
- Lord Justice General — Lord Tarbat until 23 October; then Lord Ilay
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Ormiston, then Lord Grange
Events
- Dry stone dykes (i.e. walls) built in Galloway to enclose land on a large scale.[1]
- Dancing 'assemblies' in Edinburgh begin.[1]
Births
- 15 April — William Cullen, physician, chemist and agriculturalist (died 1790)
- 25 April — James Ferguson, astronomer, instrument and globe maker (died 1776)
Deaths
- 1 January — William Bruce, architect (born 1630)
- 1 June — David Mitchell, admiral (born 1642)
- 20 September — John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford, nobleman and politician (born 1638)
- 10 December — Robert Mylne, the last Master Mason to the Crown of Scotland (born 1633)
See also
References
- ^ a b Ross, David (2002). Chronology of Scottish History. New Lanark: Geddes & Grosset. ISBN 1-85534-380-0.