title: 1688 in Scotland
text: # 1688 in Scotland
  
  Events from 1688 in the Kingdom of Scotland
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Monarch – James VII (until 11 December)
  * Secretary of State – John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort
  
  ## Events
  
  * 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.
  
  ## Births
  
  * April – John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow, nobleman (died 1740)
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * 19 January – Sir James Foulis, 2nd Baronet
  * 17 February – James Renwick, minister and the last of the Covenanter martyrs.
  