May – the Edinburgh and Glasgow
Union Canal, engineered by
Hugh Baird, is opened throughout, from a terminus at
Fountainbridge in Edinburgh to a junction with the
Forth and Clyde Canal at
Camelon near
Falkirk, including Scotland's only canal tunnel (at Falkirk) and completion of
Slateford Aqueduct; passenger boats have been operating on the canal from the beginning of the year.[2]
July – the Royal Association of Contributors to the
National Monument of Scotland is incorporated; the foundation stone is laid in Edinburgh on 27 August.[1]
May – the Edinburgh and Glasgow
Union Canal, engineered by
Hugh Baird, is opened throughout, from a terminus at
Fountainbridge in Edinburgh to a junction with the
Forth and Clyde Canal at
Camelon near
Falkirk, including Scotland's only canal tunnel (at Falkirk) and completion of
Slateford Aqueduct; passenger boats have been operating on the canal from the beginning of the year.[2]
July – the Royal Association of Contributors to the
National Monument of Scotland is incorporated; the foundation stone is laid in Edinburgh on 27 August.[1]