1771 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1771 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session — Lord Arniston, the younger
- Lord Justice General — Duke of Queensberry
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Barskimming
Events
- 17 August — Edinburgh botanist James Robertson makes the first recorded ascent of Ben Nevis.
- 16 November — During the night, Solway Moss, on the Cumberland border, bursts, flooding local farms and settlements.[1]
- 26 November — First section of Monkland Canal opened.
- Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition completes publication in Edinburgh.
- Thomas Pennant's A Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX is published.
Births
- 15 August — Walter Scott, poet and novelist (died 1832)
- 11 September — Mungo Park, explorer (drowned under attack 1806 on the Niger)
- 4 November — James Montgomery, poet, hymnist, editor and humanitarian (died 1854 in Sheffield)
Deaths
- 26 January — Sydney Parkinson, botanical illustrator (born c. 1745; died at sea)
- 14 May — Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin (born 1732)
- 17 September — Tobias Smollett, novelist (born 1721; died in Italy)
- William Lauder, literary forger (born c. 1680; died in Barbados)
The Arts
- Henry Mackenzie's novel The Man of Feeling and verse The Pursuits of Happiness published.
See also
References
- ↑ McEwen, Lindsey J.; Withers, Charles W. J. (1989). "Historical records and geomorphological events: the 1771 'eruption' of Solway Moss". Scottish Geographical Magazine. 105 (3): 149–157. doi:10.1080/14702548908554428. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
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