1587 in Scotland
# 1587 in Scotland

Events from the year 1587 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

## Incumbents

* Monarch – James VI

## Events

* 8 February – the captive Mary, Queen of Scots, is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England on the orders of her cousin Elizabeth I of England for being implicated in plots against her.

## Births

* Approximate date – Thomas Young, Presbyterian minister (died 1655 in England)

## Deaths

* 8 February – Mary, Queen of Scots (born 1542)
* John Black, composer (born c.1520)
