Hundreds gather to remember the fallen
A poignant ceremony took place on the Royal Mile as events were held up and down the country marking 100 years since the end of the First World War.
Last updated 11th Nov 2018
People across Scotland have fallen silent in an act of remembrance to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War.
Thousands of people in communities the length and breadth of the country observed a two-minute silence at 11am in recognition of the centenary of the Armistice and those who have served and lost their lives in conflict.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon laid a wreath at a ceremony at the Stone of Remembrance outside the city chambers in Edinburgh.
She did so after 11 rounds were fired from Edinburgh Castle, with the guns then falling silent.
Of the 700,000 Scots who joined the forces, more than 100,000 died during the First World War.
More than 100 wreaths were laid at the poignant service, organised by Legion Scotland and attended members of the Armed Forces, and representatives of the emergency services and faith organisations.
Musicians and artists have also come together to commemorate the milestone.
Before sunrise, individual pipers at locations around the world, including a number in Scotland, performed Battle's O'er, a traditional song played at the end of conflicts.
Six Scottish beaches are taking part in filmmaker Danny Boyle's UK-wide event to mark the centenary.
Large-scale portraits of casualties from the conflict were drawn in the sand - to be washed away by the incoming tide.
Boyle said: "Beaches are truly public spaces, where nobody rules other than the tide.
"They seem the perfect place to gather and say a final goodbye and thank you to those whose lives were taken or forever changed by the First World War."
A special seven-hour light and sound projection beamed on to the Scottish Parliament on Sunday evening includes the names of all those Scots who died during the conflict.
Buildings and landmarks across the country have also been showing their support for the Scottish Poppy Appeal by lighting up red in the week running up to, and including, Remembrance Day