▁anyone ▁has ▁spent ▁on ▁the ▁sea ▁stack . ▁▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁– ▁The ▁Royal ▁Bank ▁of ▁Scotland ▁extends ▁the ▁first ▁over d raft ▁( to ▁Edinburgh ▁merchant ▁William ▁Hog g ▁for ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 ). ▁ ▁Iron ▁sm el ting ▁at ▁In ver gar ry ▁begins . ▁ ▁In ver ness ▁– ▁Fort ▁William ▁road ▁through ▁the ▁Great ▁Glen ▁completed . ▁ ▁First ▁l arch ▁trees ▁in ▁Scotland ▁plant ed ▁at ▁D unk eld . ▁ ▁First ▁publication ▁of ▁Robert ▁L inds ay ▁of ▁P its c ott ie ' s ▁The ▁Histor ie ▁and ▁Chron icles ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁ 1 4 3 6 – 1 5 6 5 , ▁written ▁about ▁ 1 5 7 5 ▁in ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁language . ▁ ▁B irth s ▁▁▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁– ▁John ▁Hunter , ▁sur geon ▁( d ied ▁ 1 7 9 3 ) ▁▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁– ▁Joseph ▁Black , ▁phys ic ist ▁and ▁chem ist ▁( born ▁in ▁France ; ▁died ▁ 1 7 9 9 ) ▁▁ 3 ▁July ▁– ▁Robert ▁Adam , ▁architect ▁( d ied ▁ 1 7 9 2 ) ▁ ▁Death s ▁▁▁ 3 ▁April ▁– ▁James ▁Anderson , ▁lawyer , ▁anti qu ary ▁and ▁historian ▁( born ▁ 1 6 6 2 ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁Scottish ▁history ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Year s ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁in ▁Scotland ▁Scotland ▁Category : 1 7 2 0 s ▁in