1676 in Scotland

none 1676 Events from the year 1676 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 Events 7 February – John Murray, 3rd Earl of Tullibardine, is created Lord Murray, Balveny and Gask, Viscount of Balquhidder and 1st Marquess of Atholl in the Peerage of Scotland.Atholl, Earls and Dukes of 2 849–851 The Royal Company of Archers is established as a private archery club in Edinburgh.Paul James Balfour The History of the Royal Company of Archers: The Queen's Body-guard for Scotland Blackwood Edinburgh 1875 Births 17 March – Thomas Boston, Presbyterian church leader, theologian and philosopher (died 1732) 28 March (bapt.) – Thomas Aikenhead, student convicted of blasphemy (executed 1697) 15 June – Colen Campbell, Georgian architect (died 1729) 19 July – Andrew Hume, Lord Kimmerghame, judge (died 1730) 29 July – James Blow, printer (died 1759 in Ireland) William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale, Jacobite (died 1744 in Rome) Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine, Major-General in the British Army (died 1730) Alexander Selkirk, sailor (died 1721 at sea) Approximate date Alexander Anderson, Church of Scotland minister, Moderator of the General Assembly (died 1737) Sir John Clerk, 2nd Baronet, politician, lawyer, judge, antiquarian and patron of the arts (died 1755) Deaths 27 November (possible date) – Thomas Mackenzie of Pluscarden, soldierhttps://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/ssne/item.php?id=135 Mackenzie, Thomas [SSNE 135] Institute of Scottish Historical Research University of St Andrews 2026-04-17 See also Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1676 in England References collapsed 1676 Category:Years of the 17th century in Scotland Scotland