Freeze frames: Scotland in the cold and snow

Parts of Scotland have had snow and freezing weather over the past few days. The places include Shetland, the remote St Kilda archipelago and the Highlands.

Image source, Sean/大象传媒 Weather Watchers

Image caption, A snow shower and the Northern Lights in 大象传媒 Weather Watcher Sean's image taken from Mavis Grind, Shetland, on Thursday night

Image source, Lachie Ruadh

Image caption, A moon-lit midnight in Village Bay on Hirta, St Kilda, in a picture by Lachie Ruadh

Image source, Angela Campbell

Image caption, Angela Campbell's picture from South Uist of sheep and an arriving snow shower

Image source, Cairngorm Mountain

Image caption, The view from Cairngorm Mountain snowsports centre on Thursday morning

Image source, SAIS Lochaber

Image caption, Lochaber's Grey Corries in a photo taken by the Scottish Avalanche Information, which provides forecasts for the avalanche hazard on Scotland's main mountain areas

Image source, SAIS Glencoe

Image caption, Glen Coe on Thursday

Image source, NASA

Image caption, NASA captured this image of Scotland on Wednesday

Image source, Banana/大象传媒 Weather Watchers

Image caption, Snow-covered Stebbligrind in Shetland in a picture by 大象传媒 Weather Watcher Banana

Image source, Joolz62/大象传媒 Weather Watchers

Image caption, Beaultiful Poolewe in an image taken on Thursday by 大象传媒 Weather Watcher Joolz62

Image source, SAIS Torridon

Image caption, A deep covering of snow in Torridon

Image source, Macbie Sam/大象传媒 Weather Watchers

Image caption, Snow at West Linton in the Scottish Borders

Image source, SAIS Southern Cairngorms

Image caption, The Hutchison Memorial Hut in the Southern Cairngorms

Image source, Rhona_skivs/大象传媒 Weather Watchers

Image caption, A fogbow above the snow on North Uist

Image source, Tohono/大象传媒 Weather Watchers

Image caption, A cat enjoying the snowy weather in Maud, Aberdeenshire

Image source, Ian Douglas

Image caption, Network Rail Scotland engineers in a snow flurry at Carstairs on Thursday night

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