Your pictures of Scotland: 16 - 23 August

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A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 16 and 23 August. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk.

Image source, Marcos Monteferrante
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Twelve years after arriving in Scotland from Venezuela, Marcos Monteferrante finally made it to Edinburgh during the festivals. He was very impressed.
Image source, Gordon Stewart
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Gordon Stewart took this picture of Vatersay Beach in the Outer Hebrides after a storm had passed.
Image source, Hazel Adair
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Hazel Adair snapped this rainbow from Terregles, near Dumfries, when she was out for a walk.
Image source, George Carson
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This photo of a burn running into the beach at Gott Bay on Tiree was taken by George Carson while on holiday there. His wife loves the colours of the burn against the white sands.
Image source, Graham McCarthy
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The Jacobite Steam train heading over the Glenfinnan Viaduct, pictured by Graham McCarthy.
Image source, Frances Cassidy
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This picture was taken in the evening sun at Culloden Battlefield by Frances Cassidy of Inverness.
Image source, Janna Abraham
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Sunset over the 18th green of the Old Course in St Andrews. Captured by Janna Abraham from California during a holiday to Scotland.
Image source, Louise Stenhouse
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This sea eagle was pictured by Louise Stenhouse, from Cupar. Look closely - you can see it clutching a fish it had caught off Mull.
Image source, Iona Blackhall
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Iona Blackhall sent in this picture and captioned it "harvesting season".
Image source, Rogério Dos Santos
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This picture was taken at Maybole beach by Rogério Dos Santos. It shows his friends out enjoying the sea.
Image source, Conor Maguire
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Conor Maguire caught this piper having break beside St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.
Image source, Violet Michel
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This picture of Tobermory lighthouse was taken by Violet Michel, who was there on holiday from Ayr.
Image source, Jane Sayliss
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A beautiful sunset on Gruniard Bay in Wester Ross, taken as the sun was setting, was "a real treat" to witness, according to Jane Sayliss.
Image source, Pierre De Fence
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Pierre De Fence took this picture of a butterfly whilst out walking near Clydebank.
Image source, Curtis Welsh
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The fireworks over the Edinburgh skyline marking the start of the Tattoo were captured by Curtis Welsh, from Melrose.
Image source, Joanne Baird
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Joanne Baird from Portobello, Edinburgh, was amazed to see the beach at Gullane Sands covered in beautiful shells.
Image source, Sylvia Beaumont
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A "cheeky" Exmoor pony, pictured peering over a gate by Sylvia Beaumont of North Berwick.
Image source, Geoff Sheep
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Geoff Sheep had a lovely afternoon enjoying the sunshine and picnicking on West Beach, Lossiemouth.
Image source, Jane Pottie
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Jane Pottie snapped a picture of this rainbow between the showers at Glen Feshie whilst out mountain biking.
Image source, Lizzie Playford
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Lizzie Playford, from Exeter, was out for a "very peaceful walk" on a farm track near Dinnet, Aberdeenshire, when she took this photograph.
Image source, Bryan Wark
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This pied hoverfly was photographed collecting pollen or nectar from a flower in Glasgow's Botanic Gardens by Bryan Wark.
Image source, Jacki Gordon
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Jacki Gordon photographed this "bedraggled but beautiful" alpaca on a rainy day in Ayrshire.
Image source, DJ MacDonald
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Reef Beach, on the Isle of Lewis, was photographed by DJ MacDonald.
Image source, Mangela Coia
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Mangela Coia took this photograph showing Cathedral house and the Necropolis in Glasgow.
Image source, Cassie Durham
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Cassie Durham sent in this picture of her son taking a leap across water on Bute.
Image source, Niamh Beaton
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Niamh Beaton took this photo looking across to Lochaline in the Highlands.
Image source, Gerry Green
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Gerry Green took this photo when visiting the magnificent St Magnus Cathedral in Orkney - he said it was in glorious sunshine during his visit.

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