Events from 1686 in the Kingdom of Scotland
Incumbents Monarch – James VII Secretary of State – John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort
Events Construction of the following buildings in Lothian: Newhailes House Signal Tower (as windmill), Leith Woolmet House Soutra Aisle (modified).
Births 15 October – Allan Ramsay, poet (died 1758) 1 November – Colin Campbell, merchant and entrepreneur, co-founder of the Swedish East India Company (died 1757) John Alexander, painter (died c.1766)
Deaths 11 November – Colin Falconer, bishop, (born 1623)
See also Timeline of Scottish history
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