Events from the year 1898 in Scotland.

Incumbents 

 Monarch – Victoria
 Secretary for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Lord Balfour of Burleigh

Law officers 
 Lord Advocate – Andrew Murray
 Solicitor General for Scotland – Charles Dickson

Judiciary 
 Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Robertson
 Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Kingsburgh

Events 
 22 January – the People's Palace on Glasgow