The First James Bond film starring Sean Connery is released. A Clydeside shipbuilding documentary, 'Seawards the Great Ships', wins an Oscar. 1964 Forth Road Bridge opened. The Highlands and Islands Development Board established. A Time to Keep' by Brown.
Oil is discovered in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland.
1972 'Greenvoe' by Brown. The Scottish Development Agency established. 1975 First oil piped ashore from North Sea oil fields. 1975 'Docherty' by William McIlvanney. 1976 Crofting Reform Act.