1715 in Scotland

Events from the year 1715 in Scotland.

Incumbents

28 August – under the pretext of a stag hunting party, John Erskine, Earl of Mar, clandestinely returns from exile in France, summons leading Jacobite chiefs and gentlemen to gather at Braemar.
September – former Prince of Wales and Duke of Rothesay James Francis Edward Stuart and his supporters launch the [Jacobite rising of 1715|First Jacobitism|Jacobite uprising] in an effort to reclaim the throne of Great Britain for the House of Stuart.
6 September – first of the major Jacobite risings in Scotland against the rule of King George I of Great Britain: The Earl of Mar raises the standard of James Edward Stuart at Braemar and marches on Edinburgh.
13 November – Battle of Sheriffmuir is fought between Jacobites under the Earl of Mar and the Duke of Argyll's army. Although the action is inconclusive, Argyll halts the Jacobite advance. According to legend, Ormacleit Castle on South Uist burns down on the death in this battle of its owner Allan Macdonald, chief of Clanranald.
14 November – Battle of Preston: Government forces defeat a Jacobite incursion at the conclusion of a five-day siege and action, the last battle fought on English soil.
15 November – The Glasgow Courant, the first newspaper published in the city, appears.
22 December – James Edward Stuart joins Jacobite rebels at Peterhead but fails to rouse his army.
Horse post introduced between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Birkhall built.

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