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[1] 28 June – Forth and Clyde Canal opened. [1] October – Pladda Lighthouse first illuminated. [2] Balblair distillery at Edderton founded. Caerlee Mill at Innerleithen completed, the oldest woollen mill in the Scottish Borders. New Ardkinglas Castle built. Construction of Gosford House to the design of Robert Adam for Francis Wemyss ...
The results are crucial to an understanding of Scotland on the eve of both the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution. In 1790, Sir John sent structured questionnaires to over 900 parish ministers, covering the whole country. This contained 160 questions in 4 sections, namely Geography and topography; Population
The Scottish Test Act was passed in 1681 but rescinded in 1690. Later attempts to exclude Scotland from the English Test Acts were rejected by the Parliament of Scotland. In 1707, anyone bearing office in any university, college or school in Scotland was to profess and subscribe to the Confession of Faith. All persons were to be free of any ...
Hopetoun was the only son of John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun, by his second wife Jane or Jean Oliphant. [1] His mother died when he was only one year old. [1] He was commissioned into the 10th Light Dragoons in 1784. [1] He sat as Member of Parliament for Linlithgowshire from 1790 to 1800. [1]
1790 in Scotland (1 C, 1 P) 1790 in Southeast Asia (2 C) 1790 in Spain (2 C, 1 P) 1790 in the Spanish Empire (2 C, 1 P) 1790 in Sweden (3 C, 3 P) T. 1790 in Taiwan (1 ...
1799 in Scotland (1 C, 1 P) E. 1790s in Edinburgh (1 P) Pages in category "1790s in Scotland" ... 1790 in Scotland; 1791 in Scotland; 1792 in Scotland; 1793 in Scotland;
Pages in category "1790 establishments in Scotland" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... This page was last edited on 1 September 2019, at ...
1790 in Scotland (1 C, 1 P) 1790 in Wales (1 C, 1 P)-1790 in the British Empire (5 C, 1 P) / 1790 establishments in Great Britain (5 C, 5 P) L. 1790 in British law (1 ...