1542 in Scotland

Incumbents

• Monarch – James V and Mary, Queen of Scots

Events

• 24 August 1542 – A Scottish army led by George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly defeated English border raiders at the battle of Haddon Rig.
• 22 – 26 October – The Duke of Norfolk leads a raid to Kelso and Scottish forces fail to engage.
• 24 November 1542 – A Scottish army led by Oliver Sinclair is defeated in England at the Battle of Solway Moss.

Births

• Mary Fleming
• John Forbes, 8th Lord Forbes
• Mary Seton
• 8 December 1542 - Mary, Queen of Scots at Linlithgow Palace

Deaths

• William Borthwick, 4th Lord Borthwick
• 27 November 1542 - David Lindsay, 8th Earl of Crawford
• 14 December 1542 - James V at Falkland Palace.