1710 in Scotland explained

Events from the year 1710 in Scotland.

Incumbents

• Secretary of State for Scotland: The Duke of Queensberry

Law officers

• Lord Advocate – Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet
• Solicitor General for Scotland – Thomas Kennedy jointly with Sir James Steuart, Bt.

Judiciary

• Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick
• Lord Justice General – Lord Tarbat until 23 October; then Lord Ilay
• Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ormiston, then Lord Grange

Events

• Dry stone dykes (i.e. walls) built in Galloway to enclose land on a large scale.^[1]
• Dancing 'assemblies' in Edinburgh begin.^[1]

Births

• 15 April – William Cullen, physician, chemist and agriculturalist (died 1790)^[2]
• 25 April – James Ferguson, astronomer, instrument and globe maker (died 1776)

Deaths

• 1 January – William Bruce, architect (born 1630)
• 1 June – David Mitchell, admiral (born 1642)
• 20 September – John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford, nobleman and politician (born 1638)
• 10 December – Robert Mylne, the last Master Mason to the Crown of Scotland (born 1633)

See also

• 1710 in Great Britain

Notes and References

1. Book: Ross, David. Chronology of Scottish History. Geddes & Grosset. New Lanark. 2002. 1-85534-380-0.
2. Web site: William Cullen. 3 December 2020. Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.