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05 October
Ardnamurchan lighthouse lit for the first time
23 July
The Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow
11 September
The Battle of Stirling Bridge
06 March
Scott Monument architect drowns in the Union Canal
28 April
Scotland’s last Protestant martyr is burned