1771 in Scotland
1771 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1771 in Scotland.
Contents
1 Incumbents
1.1 Law officers
1.2 Judiciary
2 Events
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 The arts
6 See also
7 References
Incumbents[edit]
Monarch – George III
Law officers[edit]
Lord Advocate – James Montgomery
Solicitor General for Scotland – Henry Dundas
Judiciary[edit]
Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Arniston, the younger
Lord Justice General – Duke of Queensberry
Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Barskimming
Events[edit]
- 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.- Edinburgh Society of Bowlers codifies the modern rules for bowls.
Births[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Henry Mackenzie's novel The Man of Feeling and verse The Pursuits of Happiness published.
See also[edit]
- Timeline of Scottish history
References[edit]
^ 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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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