1592 in Scotland
Events from the year 1592 in the Kingdom of Scotland.Incumbents
Monarch – James VIEvents
- 7 February – George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly, sets fire to Donibristle Castle and murders James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray.
- 5 June – Parliament of Scotland meets.
- 28 June – the outlawed Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell, attempts to capture Falkland Palace and the king.
- December – Spanish blanks plot discovered.
- James VI enacts the "Golden Act" recognising the power of Presbyterianism within the Scottish church.
- Mines and Metals Act grants Scottish landowners freedom to mine, subject to a levy to the Crown.
Births
- Robert Burnet, Lord Crimond, advocate and judge
- George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly
Deaths
- 7 February – James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray
- Patrick Adamson, Archbishop of St Andrews
- Alexander Erskine of Gogar, laird
- William Livingstone, 6th Lord Livingston
