1821 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1821 in Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1821 in: The UK ⢠Wales ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1821 in: The UK ⢠Wales ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
Events
- 15 January â Sumburgh Head Lighthouse in Shetland, designed by Robert Stevenson, is first illuminated.
- 28 April â foundation stone for the Melville Monument in St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, is laid.[1]
- 18 July â thief David Haggart is hanged in Edinburgh, aged 20, for the murder of a Dumfries tolbooth keeper in 1820, leaving an autobiography, The life of David Haggart, and phrenologist George Combe's Phrenological observations on the cerebral development of David Haggart.
- 14 August â Trinity Chain Pier opens at Trinity, Edinburgh.
- 16 October â the School of Arts of Edinburgh, a predecessor of Heriot-Watt University, is established by Leonard Horner for the education of working men.[2][3]
- The Royal Scottish Society of Arts is founded as The Society for the Encouragement of the Useful Arts in Scotland by David Brewster.
- The publisher T&T Clark is established in Edinburgh by Thomas Clark.
- William Hooker (botanist) publishes Flora Scotica; or, A description of Scottish plants.
- Robert Owen's Report to the County of Lanark, of a plan for relieving public distress and removing discontent is published in Glasgow.
Births
- 10 March â Mà iri Mhòr nan Ãran, Gaelic poet (died 1898)
- 15 March â William Milligan, theologian (died 1893)
- 11 April â James Campbell Walker, architect (died 1888)
- 26 April â Robert Adamson, pioneer photographer (died 1848)
- 16 June â Old Tom Morris, golfer (died 1908)
- 19 June â George Whyte-Melville, sporting novelist (died hunting 1878 in England)
- 1 August â James Gowans, architect (died 1890)
- 17 October â Alexander Gardner, photographer (died 1882 in the United States)
- 13 December â Joseph Noel Paton, painter (died 1901)
- 29 December â John Francis Campbell, Celtic folklorist and inventor (died 1885 in France)
Deaths
- 2 April â James Gregory, physician (born 1753)
- 15 June â John Ballantyne, publisher (born 1774)[4]
- 4 October â John Rennie the Elder, civil engineer (born 1761; died in London)
- 8 November â Charles Murray, actor (born 1754 in England)
- 6 December â John Taylor, medical missionary (died in Persia)
- Isabel Pagan, poet (born c.1741)
The arts
- John Galt's novels Annals of the Parish and The Ayrshire Legatees are published.
- Jane Porter's novel The Scottish Chiefs is published.
- Sir Walter Scott's novel Kenilworth is published anonymously.
