1811 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1811 in Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1811 in: The UK ⢠Wales ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1811 in: The UK ⢠Wales ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session â Lord Avontoun until 20 May; then Lord Granton
- Lord Justice General â The Duke of Montrose
- Lord Justice Clerk â Lord Granton, then Lord Boyle
Events
- 9 January â the first women's golf tournament in Scotland takes place at the links of the Musselburgh Golf Club.[1]
- 1 February â Bell Rock Lighthouse begins operation.[2]
- March â Prisoner-of-war camp established at Penicuik.
- 27 May â second national Census. In Scotland the count is carried out by schoolmasters.[3]
- June â Walter Scott buys the farm at Abbotsford near Galashiels and commences building his future residence, Abbotsford House.
- August â passengers are being carried on the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway, in horse-drawn vehicles.[4]
- November â Thomas Telford's bridge at Bridge of Alford is completed.[5]
- 31 December â Tron riot breaks out in Edinburgh.
- Highland Clearances â 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 â John Paton begins his own yarn spinning business in Alloa.
Births
- January â Robert Dick, natural historian (died 1866)
- c. May â Thomas Larkins Walker, architect practicing in England (died 1860 in Hong Kong)
- 7 June â James Simpson, obstetrician and pioneer of anaesthesia (died 1870)
- 13 July â James "paraffin" Young, chemist (died 1883)
- 14 August â Adam Clark, civil engineer (died 1866 in Budapest)
- 12 September â William Bell Scott, artist and poet (died 1890)
- 19 December â Marjorie Fleming, child writer (born 1803)
- 21 December â Archibald Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1882)
- Christian Maclagan, antiquary (died 1901)
Deaths
- 20 May â Robert Blair, Lord Avontoun, lawyer (born 1741)
- 28 May â Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, politician (born 1742)
- 14 September â James Grahame, poet, lawyer and clergyman (born 1765)
- 15 October â George Hay, Roman Catholic bishop (born 1729)
- 27 November â Andrew Meikle, mechanical engineer and inventor (born 1719)