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  1. An illuminated red, oval shaped sign with the words "Post Office" in white capital letters.

  3. Two snowboarders in whiteout conditions at Cairngorm Mountain. There is ski lift infrastructure in the background.

  4. Main Street, Strathpeffer.

  5. An aerial view of a road crossing Rannoch Moor. The moor is a vast expanse of peat moorland and lochs

  6. An aerial view over the picturesque village of Fort Augustus on the shores of Loch Ness. The village's abbey is in the foreground next to the loch and a section of the Caledonian Canal, with its locks. There are lots of trees dotted through the village and, in the distance, hills and mountains.

  7. Douglas McGlynn points at the camera alongside his dad, Andy and Martin Gregory far left and Stuart Brand on the right, who make up the England team who will compete at the World Seniors Curling Championships.

  8. A close-up picture of a hoverfly sitting on the bark of a tree.

  9. A white sign stating 'dog owners: pick up or pay up" can be seen close to black fence spikes. In the background, green leaves can be made out.

  10. A group of women and children wearing bright yellow clothes stand in a street in Dingwall. They are holding bee puppets.

  11. Three orange and blue coloured lifeboats can be seen travelling through a narrow bay. Behind them in the distance is a larger coastguard ship spraying its water cannons.

  12. CalMac's MV Lord of the Isles ferry at Lochboisdale on South Uist.

  13. A child's legs bouncing on a trampoline

  14. David Parrish a man with curly hair and a beard smiles into the camera with his dog leaning on his shoulder

  15. A man wearing a navy suit, blue shirt and blue tie.

  16. An aerial photograph showing a wide open expanse of peat bog. There are dozens of small pools and very few trees.

  17. A picture of the tower, with grass on one side and the sea on the other.

  18. A man standing on Culloden battlefield holding the unexploded shell. He is wearing white gloves and a blue NTS fleece.

  19. A scene on Eigg with a beach, and mirror-like calm sea. On the opposite shore is an area of trees and its landmark hill, The Sgùrr.

  20. A green bus down a steep embankment with blue recovery trucks in the background

  21. Stuart and Konnan

  22. Steam rises from the train's black locomotive as it crosses the Glenfinnan Viaduct. The locomotive is hauling a line of carriages.

  23. The pot, its lid and the coins are laid out on black fabric. The coins are of different sizes.

  24. A leafy Highland village scene, with traditional, white-walled properties, hedges and trees lining a road. In the distance is a low, tree-covered hill.

  25. A selection of colourful football scarves celebrating Scotland's appearance at the men's World Cup this summer on sale at a stand before a match.