Your pictures of Scotland: 20-27 March

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News image — Christopher Barrow and his dog Mo enjoyed several hours climbing Suilven in Sutherland recently - his pet looked delighted to be scaling it.

Christopher Barrow A Labrador dog looking into the camera, while on a mountain perch on a very sunny day, with other mountains and rivers stretching into the distance. — Christopher Barrow and his dog Mo enjoyed several hours climbing Suilven in Sutherland recently - his pet looked delighted to be scaling it.

A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 20 and 27 March.

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Matthew Boyle A man in shadow stands looking into the night sky, which is lit up with a shade of green. — Matthew Boyle was camping out near Beinn aChrulaiste when he noticed some green tint in the sky that turned out to be the Northern lights.

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Jane Hill A long boat on fire, illuminating a dark night. — The typically fiery Delting Up Helly Aa celebrations in Shetland were captured by Jane Hill.

Emma Sudron A sheep looks into the camera while on a hill, with a rainbow in the sky above it — Emma Sudron intended to snap a picture of a rainbow, only for a passing sheep to take centre stage

Louise Love Three Highland cows walk down a muddy and grassy path — Louise Love was on a walk near Plockton when she came across three young Highland cows on a stroll down to the beach.

Walter Baxter A seagull stands next to a large sign saying PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE SEAGULLS — This seagull was spotted by Walter Baxter looking distinctly unimpressed at a nearby sign

Emily Malcolm A sunset over St Andrews, with water lapping around the beach — Emily Malcolm took this image of a wonderful sunset over St Andrews after a day of glorious weather.

Steve Magness A man wearing a football shirt and with his child sitting on his shoulders looks across at an island on a clear, sunny day. — Steve Magness was celebrating his 40th birthday in East Lothian with his wife and daughter and enjoying the view.

Sarah Youd A female chaffinch bird sitting on a tree branch — Sarah Youd noticed this female chaffinch was starting to build a nest in her garden in Ayr last week.

Stuart Miller The view from a beach on a sunny day, with a train speeding by just up from the beach. — Stuart Miller was standing on Burntisland beach as a speeding train passed by heading to Aberdeen.

Ian Hastie A dog runs about on a sandy beach, on a bright, sunny day — Ian Hastie was enjoying a beautiful day in Wester Ross when he took this image.

Jacki Gordon A pigeon sits on a person's hand, leaning over to presumably eat something in the person's hand — Feeding the birds is always a popular pastime for people in Queen's Park, as captured by Jacki Gordon

Jimmy Mason A swan on water, with the swan's reflection visible in the water — Jimmy Mason was taking a morning walk at Lochore Meadows when he passed this swan - and its reflection.

Graham Christie A large mural painted on a wall in a city street showing a woman with pink hair and red clothes holding a cocktail — Graham Christie was impressed by this striking Mural in Glasgow's Merchant City

Ian Fuller A view looking across water, with a lit up bridge in the distance. Nearer to the camera is a city centre, with a church and steeple prominent. — Ian Fuller felt St. Mathews church looked majestic in this snap taken from Queen's bridge in Perth.

Steph Virot A sunset shining down on a beach — A sunny day came to a close as Steph Virot strolled along Yellowcraig beach in East Lothian.

Claire Ednie A misty day, with two horses visible in a field among the gloom — These two horses were just about visible on a misty morning in Dunfermline as Claire Ednie made her way to work

Eve Drabik A view looking over a Scottish loch on a bright day. — Eve Drabik was on a short break in the Highlands when she captured this view of Loch Shiel.

Alan Findlay A sunset over a canal — Alan Findlay was enjoying a pleasant walk with his dogs along the Union Canal at Polmont when he stopped to take this picture.

Morven Boyd A view through a gap in stone, showing green fields into the distance. — Morven Boyd peaked through a "window" at the Bunnet Stane on the slopes of West Lomond, Fife, while out for a walk.

Jim and Sheila Beck A view of a bridge with water cascading underneath it, and the sun shining down — Jim and Sheila Beck.'s holiday at Shielfoot near Acharacle had rain, wind, sleet and hail - but also some sun shining over the beautiful old Shiel Bridge.

Derrick Tipple Two military helicopters flying by — Derrick Tipple noticed these Apache attack helicopters flying low towards Kennoway in Fife.

Ouraina Coleman An abbey with the building it up, and the surrounding graves in darkness — A dark night was lit up by the light from Melrose Abbey

Liz White A train speeding through a railway station - it is going so fast that the image is blurred. — Liz White was playing around with her camera when she captured this train departing Dunfermline - while one passer-by looked ghostly in the resulting image.

Hugh Maxwell The sun rising over a reservoir, with the sky shades of pink and orange. — Hugh Maxwell waited patiently for the sunrise whilst enjoying a gentle breeze at Glengavel Reservoir in Lanarkshire.

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