1771 in Scotland explained
Events from the year 1771 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
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.
- Edinburgh Society of Bowlers codifies the modern rules for bowls.
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
The arts
See also
Notes and References
- Lindsey J.. McEwen. Charles W. J.. Withers. 1989. Historical records and geomorphological events: the 1771 'eruption' of Solway Moss. Scottish Geographical Magazine. 105. 3. 149–157. 10.1080/14702548908554428.