1811 in Scotland
1811 in Scotland |
Years |
1809 | 1810 | 1811 | 1812 | 1813 |
Events from 1811 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch – King George III (George, Prince of Wales becomes Prince Regent from 5 February)
Events
- 9 January - The first women's golf tournament in Scotland takes place at Musselburgh.[1]
- 1 February - Bell Rock Lighthouse begins operation.[2]
- 27 May - Second national Census. In Scotland the count is carried out by schoolmasters.[3]
- August - Passengers are being carried on the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway, in horse-drawn vehicles.[4]
- November - Thomas Telford's bridge at Bridge of Alford is completed.[5]
- 31 December - Tron riot breaks out in Edinburgh.
- Highland Clearances: The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland begin mass expulsion of crofting tenants from their Highland estates.[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]
- Walter Scott buys the farm at Abbotsford near Galashiels and commences building his future residence, Abbotsford House.
- 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 - John Paton begins his own yarn spinning business in Alloa.
Births
- January - Robert Dick, natural historian (died 1866)
- 7 June - James Simpson, obstetrician and pioneer of anaesthesia (died 1870)
- 13 July - James "paraffin" Young, chemist (died 1883)
- 12 September - William Bell Scott, artist and poet (died 1890)
- 21 December - Archibald Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1882)
- Christian Maclagan, antiquary (died 1901)
Deaths
- 20 May - Robert Blair, Lord Avontoun, lawyer (born 1741)
- 28 May - Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, politician (born 1742)
- 14 September - James Grahame, poet, lawyer and clergyman (born 1765)
- 15 October - George Hay, Roman Catholic bishop (born 1729)
- 27 November - Andrew Meikle, engineer (born 1719)
See also
References
- ↑ "Chronology of Scottish History". A Timeline of Scottish History. Rampant Scotland. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
- ↑ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
- ↑ "The 1811 Census". 1911Census.org.uk. 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
- ↑ The Glasgow Herald 30 August 1811.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Hume, John R. (1977). The Industrial Archaeology of Scotland. II: The Highlands and Islands. London: Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-0809-X.
- ↑ "George Granville Leveson-Gower (1st Duke of Sutherland)". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ↑ Noble, Ross (15 October 2010). "The Cultural Impact of the Highland Clearances". British History in-depth. BBC. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ↑ "Helmsdale Bridge". Highland HER. The Highland Council. 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
- ↑ "Torgoyle Bridge". Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ↑ "Wick Harbour and Breakwater". Engineering Timelines. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
- ↑ Thomson, Derick S., ed. (1983). The Companion to Gaelic Scotland. Oxford: Blackwell. p. 258. ISBN 0631155783.
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