1686 in Scotland
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Events from 1686 in the Kingdom of Scotland
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1686 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1686 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
Events
- Construction of the following buildings in Lothian:
- Newhailes House
- Signal Tower (as windmill), Leith
- Woolmet House
- Soutra Aisle (modified).
Births
- 15 October â Allan Ramsay, poet (died 1758)
- 1 November â Colin Campbell, merchant and entrepreneur, co-founder of the Swedish East India Company (died 1757)
- John Alexander, painter (died c.1766)
Deaths
- 11 November â Colin Falconer, bishop, (born 1623)