1715 in Scotland

none January 2016 July 2026 thumb|13 November: Battle of Sheriffmuir 1715 Events from the year 1715 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland: The Duke of Montrose, until August; then The Duke of Roxburghe Law officers Lord Advocate – Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet Solicitor General for Scotland – Sir James Stewart, Bt jointly with John Carnegie of Boyseck Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grange Events 28 August – under the pretext of a stag hunting party (tichel), John Erskine, Earl of Mar, clandestinely returns from exile in France, summons leading Jacobite chiefs and gentlemen to gather at Braemar.Notable Dates in History http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-d.htm The Scots Independent 2016-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20160126115905/http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-d.htm 26 January 2016 dead September – former Prince of Wales and Duke of Rothesay James Francis Edward Stuart and his supporters launch the First Jacobite uprising in an effort to reclaim the throne of Great Britain for the House of Stuart. 6 September – first of the major Jacobite risings in Scotland against the rule of King George I of Great Britain:Williams Hywel Cassell's Chronology of World History https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will registration London Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2005 0-304-35730-8 294–295 The Earl of Mar raises the standard of James Edward Stuart at Braemar and marches on Edinburgh. 13 November – Battle of Sheriffmuir is fought between Jacobites under the Earl of Mar and the Duke of Argyll's army. Although the action is inconclusive, Argyll halts the Jacobite advance. According to legend, Ormacleit Castle on South Uist burns down on the death in this battle of its owner Allan Macdonald, chief of Clanranald.PLA 9897 NF73SW 1 South Uist, Ormiclate, Ormaclett Castle 26 June 2025 14 November – Battle of Preston: Government forces defeat a Jacobite incursion at the conclusion of a five-day siege and action, the last battle fought on English soil. 15 November – The Glasgow Courant, the first newspaper published in the city, appears. 22 December – James Edward Stuart joins Jacobite rebels at Peterhead but fails to rouse his army. Horse post introduced between Edinburgh and Glasgow.David Ross Chronology of Scottish History Geddes & Grosset New Lanark 2002 1-85534-380-0 Birkhall built.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/1916686.stm Royal retreat for grieving prince BBC News 2002-04-10 2012-02-07 Births 4 February – John Hamilton, Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs and Wigtownshire (died 1796) Date unknown Thomas Braidwood, pioneer in deaf education (died 1806 in London) Deaths 28 December – William Carstares, Church of Scotland clergyman (born 1649) The arts Colen Campbell begins publication of his pattern book Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British Architect. Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy (1817) climaxes around the time of the Jacobite rising of 1715. See also Scotland Timeline of Scottish history References collapsed Category:Years of the 18th century in Scotland Scotland Category:1710s in Scotland Scotland