1728 in Scotland

none December 2020 January 2016 1728 Events from the year 1728 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland: vacant Law officers Lord Advocate – Duncan Forbes Solicitor General for Scotland – John Sinclair, jointly with Charles Erskine Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grange Events 13 May – 3 men and 8 boys from Hirta are retrieved from Stac an Armin where they have been accidentally marooned for about 9 months, the longest recorded period anyone has spent on the sea stack. 31 May – The Royal Bank of Scotland extends the first overdraft (to Edinburgh merchant William Hogg for £1,000).The history of payments in the UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7839823.stm BBC News 2009-02-16 2016-02-25 Iron smelting at Invergarry begins.David Ross Chronology of Scottish History Geddes & Grosset New Lanark 2002 1-85534-380-0 Inverness – Fort William road through the Great Glen completed. First larch trees in Scotland planted at Dunkeld. First publication of Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie's The Historie and Chronicles of Scotland, 1436–1565, written about 1575 in the Scots language. Births 13 February – John Hunter, surgeon (died 1793) 16 April – Joseph Black, physicist and chemist (born in France; died 1799) 3 July – Robert Adam, architect (died 1792) Deaths 3 April – James Anderson, lawyer, antiquary and historian (born 1662) See also Scotland Timeline of Scottish history References collapsed Category:Years of the 18th century in Scotland Scotland Category:1720s in Scotland Scotland