What the records say
- When
- 23 Jun 1725
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 55.78° N, 4.04° W
- Description
- protests against a tax in Scotland and England
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Malt tax riots
Protests against a tax in Scotland and England
The malt tax riots were a wave of protest against the extension of the English malt tax to Scotland. The riots began in Hamilton on 23 June 1725 and soon spread throughout the country. The fiercest protests, the Shawfield riots, were in Glasgow, but significant disturbances occurred in Edinburgh, Stirling, Dundee, Ayr, Elgin and Paisley.
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