1711 in Scotland

none January 2016 July 2026 1711 Events from the year 1711 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland: The Duke of Queensberry, until 6 July; then The Earl of Mar Law officers Lord Advocate – Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet; then Sir James Stewart 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 Ilay (appointed this year to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom) Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grange Events 5 April (Easter Sunday) – Elgin Cathedral's central tower collapses.David Ross Chronology of Scottish History Geddes & Grosset New Lanark 2002 1-85534-380-0 7 November – Dutch East Indiaman Liefde runs aground and sinks off Out Skerries, Shetland with the loss of all but one of her 300 crew. Church Patronage (Scotland) Act 1711 (becoming law 1 May 1712) restores the right of patrons to present ministers to Church of Scotland churches. Scottish Episcopalians Act 1711 (becoming law 3 March 1712) tolerates the right of the Scottish Episcopal Church to continue its Anglican form of liturgy and communion. Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company founded at Greenock. Weir constructed at Forestmill on the Black Devon by George Sorocold to feed Gartmorn Dam reservoir.R. Paxton J. Shipway Civil Engineering Heritage Scotland: Lowlands and Borders https://books.google.com/books?id=K1jbAAAAMAAJ 2007 Thomas Telford for the Institution of Civil Engineers London 978-0-7277-3487-7 Export duty on linen. Births 26 April – David Hume, philosopher and economist (died 1776) 12 October – William Tytler, historian (died 1792) Date unknown Alan Breck Stewart, Jacobite (died c. 1791 in exile) Deaths 6 July – James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, politician (born 1662; died in London) Date unknown Sir James Foulis, 3rd Baronet, judge (born c. 1645) Adam Brown of Blackford, Lord Provost of Edinburgh died in office The arts Publication of Choice Collection of Comic and Serious Scots Poems edited by James Watson concludes in Edinburgh. See also Scotland Timeline of Scottish history References collapsed Category:Years of the 18th century in Scotland Scotland Category:1710s in Scotland Scotland