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1686 in Scotland
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1686
Events from 1686 in the Kingdom of Scotland
Incumbents
Monarch – James VII
Secretary of State – John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort
Events
Construction of the following buildings in Lothian:
Newhailes House
Signal Tower (as windmill), Leith
Woolmet House
Soutra Aisle (modified).
Births
15 October – Allan Ramsay, poet (died 1758)https://www.britannica.com/biography/Allan-Ramsay-Scottish-poet Allan Ramsay Encyclopædia Britannica 1 August 2026
1 November – Colin Campbell, merchant and entrepreneur, co-founder of the Swedish East India Company (died 1757)
John Alexander, painter (died c.1766)
Deaths
11 November – Colin Falconer, bishop, (born 1623)
See also
Timeline of Scottish history
References
1686
Category:1686 by country
Category:1686 in Europe
Category:Years of the 17th century in Scotland
Category:1680s in Scotland
Scotland