1608 in Scotland
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Events in the year 1608 in Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1608 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1608 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
Events
Architecture
- May 8 â Works by Bevis Bulmer commence at a newly nationalized silver mine at Hilderston, West Lothian.[1]
- Tullibole Castle constructed
Sport
- The Lanark Silver Bell (horse racing trophy) established
Births
- James Steuart of Coltness, merchant, banker, landowner, politician and Covenanter (d. 1681).[2]
Deaths
- 26 February â Thomas Craig, jurist and poet (born c.1538)
- 15 May â Archibald Napier landowner and official, master of the Scottish mint and seventh Laird of Merchiston (b. 1534)
- 9 November â John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose, peer, Chancellor of the University of St Andrews and Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland (b. 1548).[3]
Full date missing
- George Bannatyne, merchant, collector of Scottish poems (b. 1545)
- Alexander Campbell of Carco, noble and prelate
- William Barclay, jurist (b. 1546)