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                  When did the last public execution of a woman take place in Scotland?

                  The last public execution of a woman in Scotland took place in Dumfries on 29 April 1862, of a ‘feeble-minded’ woman named Mary Timmey, who had battered a female neighbour to death. There were strenuous public efforts to save her from the gallows, as it was felt by many that she did not deserve to die. Nevertheless, the execution attracted a large crowd.