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See also: | List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1917 in: The UK • Wales • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1916–17 • 1917–18 |
Events from the year 1917 in Scotland .
Perthshire, officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland. Geographically it extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south; it borders the counties of Inverness-shire and Aberdeenshire to the north, Angus to the east, Fife, Kinross-shire, Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire to the south and Argyllshire to the west. It was a local government county from 1890 to 1930.
HMS Vanguard was one of three St Vincent-class dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She spent her career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets. Aside from participating in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 and the inconclusive action of 19 August several months later, her service during World War I mostly consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea.
Perth Art Gallery is the principal art gallery and exhibition space in the city of Perth, Scotland. It is located partly in the Marshall Monument, named in memory of Thomas Hay Marshall, a former provost of Perth.
Events from the year 1917 in the United Kingdom. The year was dominated by the First World War.
Perth Academy is a state comprehensive secondary school in Perth, Scotland. It was founded in 1696. The institution is a non-denominational one. The school occupies ground on the side of a hill in the Viewlands area of Perth, and is within the Perth and Kinross Council area.
Events from the year 1957 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1943 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1939 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1935 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1919 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1918 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1916 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1915 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1914 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1903 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1885 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1884 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1882 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1833 in Scotland.
Prof Peter Macnair FRSE FGS (1868–1929) was a Scottish naturalist and geologist. He was Curator of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. He was President of the Geological Society of Glasgow.
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