September – Hugh Munro publishes the first table of mountains in Scotland over 3,000 feet (914.4 m), in the Scottish Mountaineering ClubJournal; these become known as the Munros.
Màiri Mhòr nan Òran (Mary MacPherson)'s Gaelic Songs and Poems is published.
The ensemble attached to the Glasgow Choral Union is formally recognised as the Scottish Orchestra, predecessor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.