Events from 1688 in the Kingdom of Scotland

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• Monarch – James VII (until 11 December)
• Secretary of State – John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort

• August – Battle of Maol Ruadh fought between the Chattan Confederation led by the Clan Mackintosh against the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch and the Clan Cameron.
• Kirk of the Canongate in Edinburgh established.

• April – John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow, nobleman (died 1740)

• 19 January – Sir James Foulis, 2nd Baronet
• 17 February – James Renwick, minister and the last of the Covenanter martyrs.

• Timeline of Scottish history