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28 September
Queen Victoria lays the foundation stone of the new Balmoral Castle
05 May
Construction begins at Sutherland Spaceport
16 October
The Skye Bridge opens to traffic
28 April
Scotland’s last Protestant martyr is burned
30 April
Ochil Hills are struck by an earthquake