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1884 In Scotland
Events from the year 1884 in Scotland. Incumbents Law officers * Lord Advocate – John Blair Balfour * Solicitor General for Scotland – Alexander Asher Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Glencorse * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Moncreiff Events * 26 January – Scotland beat Ireland 5-0 in the first match of the first British Home Championship in Association football. * 15 March – Scotland beat England 1-0 in their second match of the British Home Championship. * 29 March – Scotland beat Wales 4-1 to win the first British Home Championship. * 28 April – Napier Commission delivers the ''Report of Her Majesty's Commissioners of Inquiry Into the Condition of the Crofters and Cottars in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland''. * 12 June – Pier terminal opened at Rothesay, Bute. * 1 July – First International Forestry Exhibition opens at Donaldson's Hospital, Edinburgh, during which an electric railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 Islands of Scotland, islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 Subdivisions of Scotland, administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow, Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland (council area), Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
