James Scott of Balwearie (died 1606) was a Scottish landowner and supporter of the rebel earls. He was the son of Walter Scott of Balwearie and Janet Lindsay, a daughter of John Lindsay of Dowhill. His mother had been married to Andrew Lundie, and later married George Douglas, a son of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven Castle and Margaret Erskine. His lands were in Atholl in Perthshire, and he had houses in Fife, Balwearie Castle, near Kirkcaldy, and Killernie Castle. Walter Scott of Buccleuch asked Anne of Denmark to intercede for his life. He was imprisoned and fined 12,000 Scottish merks.