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25 March
Robert the Bruce is crowned King of the Scots
16 October
The Skye Bridge opens to traffic
11 August
Formal opening of the West Highland Railway
03 February
Inventor of self-adhesive postage stamps is born
24 February
Caledonian Sleeper carries its first passengers