1811 in Scotland

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Events from the year 1811 in Scotland.

Incumbents[]

Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland

Law officers[]

  • Lord Advocate – Archibald Colquhoun
  • Solicitor General for Scotland – David Boyle; then David Monypenny

Judiciary[]

  • Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Avontoun until 20 May; then Lord Granton
  • Lord Justice General – The Duke of Montrose
  • Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Granton, then Lord Boyle

Events[]

  • 9 January – the first women's golf tournament in Scotland takes place at the links of the Musselburgh Golf Club.[1]
  • 1 February – Bell Rock Lighthouse begins operation.[2]
  • March – Prisoner-of-war camp established at Penicuik.
  • 27 May – second national Census. In Scotland the count is carried out by schoolmasters.[3]
  • June – Walter Scott buys the farm at Abbotsford near Galashiels and commences building his future residence, Abbotsford House.
  • August – passengers are being carried on the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway, in horse-drawn vehicles.[4]
  • November – Thomas Telford's bridge at Bridge of Alford is completed.[5]
  • 31 December – Tron riot breaks out in Edinburgh.
  • Highland Clearances – the Marquess and Marchioness of Stafford begin mass expulsion of crofting tenants from their Highland estates to make way for sheep farming.[6][7]
  • Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal completed throughout.
  • Helmsdale and Torgoyle Bridges completed to the design of Thomas Telford.[8][9]
  • Inner harbour at Wick completed to the design of Thomas Telford.[10]
  • Harbour at Kirkwall (Orkney) first built.[5]
  • Harbour at Dunure built at the expense of Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis. Dunrobin pier is also built about this date.[5]
  • Remodelling of the House of the Binns in Scottish Baronial style by William Burn for the Dalyell family.
  • Rebuilding of Stobo Castle completed.
  • The Edinburgh Society for the Support of Gaelic Schools is established.[11]
  • Edinburgh Astronomical Institution established.
  • Sinking of a new colliery on the Brora Coalfield is begun.[5]
  • Approximate date – John Paton begins his own yarn spinning business in Alloa.

Births[]

  • January – Robert Dick, natural historian (died 1866)
  • c. May – Thomas Larkins Walker, architect practicing in England (died 1860 in Hong Kong)
  • 7 June – James Simpson, obstetrician and pioneer of anaesthesia (died 1870)
  • 13 July – James "paraffin" Young, chemist (died 1883)
  • 14 August – Adam Clark, civil engineer (died 1866 in Budapest)
  • 12 September – William Bell Scott, artist and poet (died 1890)
  • 19 December – Marjorie Fleming, child writer (born 1803)
  • 21 December – Archibald Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1882)
  • Christian Maclagan, antiquary (died 1901)

Deaths[]

  • 20 May – Robert Blair, Lord Avontoun, lawyer (born 1741)
  • 28 May – Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, politician (born 1742)
  • 14 September – James Grahame, poet, lawyer and clergyman (born 1765)
  • 15 October – George Hay, Roman Catholic bishop (born 1729)
  • 27 November – Andrew Meikle, mechanical engineer and inventor (born 1719)

See also[]

  • 1811 in the United Kingdom

References[]

  1. ^ "Chronology of Scottish History". A Timeline of Scottish History. Rampant Scotland. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
  3. ^ "The 1811 Census". 1911Census.org.uk. 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  4. ^ The Glasgow Herald 30 August 1811.
  5. ^ a b c d Hume, John R. (1977). The Industrial Archaeology of Scotland. II: The Highlands and Islands. London: Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-0809-X.
  6. ^ "George Granville Leveson-Gower (1st Duke of Sutherland)". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  7. ^ Noble, Ross (15 October 2010). "The Cultural Impact of the Highland Clearances". British History in-depth. BBC. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  8. ^ "Helmsdale Bridge". Highland HER. The Highland Council. 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Torgoyle Bridge". Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Wick Harbour and Breakwater". Engineering Timelines. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  11. ^ Thomson, Derick S., ed. (1983). The Companion to Gaelic Scotland. Oxford: Blackwell. p. 258. ISBN 0631155783.
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