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)