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* 27 March – The [[Japanese ironclad Ryūjō|Japanese ironclad ''Ryūjō'']] is launched at [[Alexander Hall and Sons|Alexander Hall and Company]]'s shipyard in [[Aberdeen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aberdeenships.com/single.asp?index=100182&|title=''Jho Sho Maru''|work=Aberdeen Built Ships|publisher=Aberdeen City Council|accessdate=2014-04-25}}</ref>
* October – The '[[Edinburgh Seven]]', led by [[Sophia Jex-Blake]], start to attend lectures at the [[University of Edinburgh Medical School]], the first women in the UK to do so (although they will not be allowed to take degrees).<ref>{{cite web|first=M. A.|last=Elston|title=Edinburgh Seven (act. 1869–1873)|work=[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2004|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/61136|accessdate=2011-01-28}}</ref>
* October – The '[[Edinburgh Seven]]', led by [[Sophia Jex-Blake]], start to attend lectures at the [[University of Edinburgh Medical School]], the first women in the UK to do so (although they will not be allowed to take degrees).<ref>{{cite web|first=M. A.|last=Elston|title=Edinburgh Seven (act. 1869–1873)|work=[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2004|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/61136|accessdate=2011-01-28}}</ref>
* 13 September – The [[Solway Junction Railway]] is opened for [[iron ore]] traffic, including a 1 mile 8 chain (1.8 km) viaduct across the [[Solway Firth]].
* 13 September – The [[Solway Junction Railway]] is opened for [[iron ore]] traffic, including a 1 mile 8 chain (1.8 km) viaduct across the [[Solway Firth]].

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1869 in Scotland
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1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871

Events from 1869 in Scotland

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References

  1. ^ "Jho Sho Maru". Aberdeen Built Ships. Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  2. ^ Elston, M. A. (2004). "Edinburgh Seven (act. 1869–1873)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  3. ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.