1570 in Scotland

Events from 1570 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Incumbents

Monarch – James VI
Regent Moray, followed by Regent Lennox.

Events

14 February – Funeral of Regent Moray at St Giles' Cathedral.
April – Nageir the Moor, a courtier, leaves Scotland.
12 July – Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox is elected and proclaimed Regent of Scotland at the Tolbooth of Edinburgh.
Battle of Bun Garbhain

Births

13 April – Simon Fraser, 6th Lord Lovat

Deaths

23 January – James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland, assassinated by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh at Linlithgow.
February – Henry Balnaves, lawyer and Protestant reformer.
15 April – John Wood, assassinated.
7 September – Euphemia Leslie, Prioress of Elcho.

Buildings

Mar's Wark at Stirling has datestones of 1570 and 1572.

Publications

Ane Prettie Mirrour, or Conference betuix the faithful Protestant and the Dissemblit false Hypocreit, by William Lauder, printed by Robert Lekpreuik in Edinburgh.The Regentis Tragedie, by Robert Sempill the elder, printed by Robert Lekpreuik in Edinburgh and John Awdely in London.