SCOTLAND fell silent for two minutes today as the nation paid tribute to its war dead.
• People pay tribute in Edinburgh. Picture: Dan Phillips
The fallen were remembered at Armistice Day events around the country.
It marked the 91st anniversary of the end of the First World War.
In Edinburgh, veterans and residents of the Erskine Edinburgh Home's Army Recovery Centre held a memorial service to lay wreaths and remember their fallen colleagues.
And members of the public gathered at the Garden of Remembrance beside the Scott Monument for the two-minute silence which was marked by a gun from Edinburgh Castle.
In Glasgow a service was held at the cenotaph in George square. Lord Provost Bob Winter attended and members of the Royal British Legion laid a wreath.
The silence was also observed by mourners at the funeral in Paisley of Guardsman Paul McGee, who died after being stabbed in Lochwinnoch in Renfrewshire.
A memorial dedicated to players and staff at Aberdeen Football Club who died in the First World War was unveiled at Pittodrie.
A verse from Robert Laurence Binyon's war poem For The Fallen, was read by Royal Navy veteran Keith Taylor at the Erskine memorial in Edinburgh.
The Last Post was then played, a two-minute silence was observed followed by Flowers Of The Forest being played out by piper Bob Lawson.
Keith Taylor, Erskine's director of operations, said: "The 11th of November is a very emotional time of year for everyone at Erskine, be they the veterans we are privileged to care for, their families and loved ones or our dedicated staff and volunteers as well as the supporters on whom we rely so heavily.
"Although we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country our thoughts also turn to those who are currently putting their lives on the line on operations across the world.
"It is this focus that drives our charity to deliver the highest standard of care possible, so we can be there for them in their hour of need."
At the war memorial on Auchinairn Road in the Glasgow North East constituency, by-election candidates gathered for the two-minute silence.
Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate Eileen Baxendale, SNP candidate David Kerr, Labour candidate Willie Bain and Scottish Conservative candidate Ruth Davidson lined up to remember those killed in war.
Six Aberdeen players, a director and a medical officer died in the First World War.
Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust Chairman Allan McKimmie said: "The players wearing special poppy shirts last season inspired us to do this.
"We also feel that with the passing this year of the last British men to have served in the war, it is a time to mark an awful event that should never be forgotten."
Meanwhile at Aberdeen Airport an official war memorial was dedicated during a service.
The Great North of Scotland Railway's war memorial was re-dedicated at its new location at Aberdeen Station.
It commemorates 93 members of staff from the Aberdeen-based company who were killed in First World War.
The memorial was for many years displayed near the exit from Aberdeen Station's Travel Centre but was removed for safekeeping during the station's recent refurbishment.
Former British Rail area manager Archie Brown, who helped secure a new home for the memorial, said: "It is an important part of Aberdeen's railway heritage and a lasting tribute to many brave railwaymen."
The two-minute silence was also marked at railway stations across the country.
