1680 in Scotland

none 1680 Events from the year 1680 in the Kingdom of Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Monarch – Charles II Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session – James Dalrymple Lord Justice General – Sir George Mackenzie; William Douglas from 1 June Lord Justice Clerk – Sir Richard Maitland Events 22 June – Sanquhar Declaration: Radical Presbyterian Michael Cameron, in the presence of his brother, Covenanter leader Richard Cameron, reads a speech in Sanquhar's public square disavowing allegiance to the King.Timeline: 1660 to 1700 Undiscovered Scotland https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usfeatures/timeline/to1700.html 2019-10-25 13 July – Battle of Altimarlach near Wick, Caithness: Men of Clan Campbell led by John Campbell rout Clan Sinclair under George Sinclair of Keiss in a dispute over land rights, the last significant Scottish clan battle.https://books.google.com/books?id=3amnMPTPP5MC&pg=PA41 Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A-E Dennis E. Showalter 2007 Springer 41 9780313335372 22 July – Battle of Airds Moss in Ayrshire: Armed Covenanters are defeated in a skirmish; their leaders Richard and Michael Cameron are killed and David Hackston taken prisoner and on 30 July executed in Edinburgh for murder.Muir Alison G. 2004 Hackston, David, of Rathillet (d. 1680) 11843 Innerpeffray Library, the oldest known (and surviving) public (lending) library in Scotland, is established.Scotland's historic first lending library https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/25/innerpeffray-library-historic-scotland-funding-boost Libby Brooks The Guardian London 2019-10-25 2019-10-25 Last definitely recorded native wolf in Scotland killed by Sir Ewen Cameron in Killiecrankie.Wildlife in Britain and Ireland Richard Perry 1978 London Taylor and Francis 978-0-85664-306-4Natural History of Quadrupeds Frederic Shoberl Frederic Shoberl 1834 J. HarrisScotland's last wolf prowled the Highlands in 1680 https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/scotlands-last-wolf-prowled-the-highlands-in-1680-but-could-they-be-set-for-a-return/ The Sunday Post Dundee Laura Smith 2018-07-17 2019-10-25 Ongoing – The Killing Time.Wodrow, Robert (1721–22). The History of the Sufferings of the Church of Scotland from the Restoration to the Revolution. Births 22 June – Ebenezer Erskine, Secessionist minister (died 1754) John Willison, evangelical Church of Scotland minister and religious writer (died 1750) Deaths 26 September – John Dury, Scottish-born Calvinist minister (born 1596) See also Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1680 in England References collapsed 1680 Category:Years of the 17th century in Scotland Scotland