A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 9 and 16 December. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk or our Instagram , externalat #bbcscotlandpics.

An atmospheric Beecraigs Country Park near Linlithgow. Nelson Lee was there on Wednesday.

Dalmellington's spider stone. Photo by Alan Neil.

The reflection of a building in Glasgow caught the attention of John Hughes from Motherwell.

Adrian Plumb, from Edinburgh, noticed this eastern black redstart in the Dunbar area.

The festive season looms large. Photo by Scott and Maria Wilson from Fort William.

Admiring the view from Gala Hill, John Campbell decided that it was best to stand rather than sit.

This phone box, in Chapleton, is ready for the festivities. Neil Hebden, from Stonehaven, noticed it at the weekend.

The mist had begun to lift from the South Esk in Dalkeith Country Park. Photo by Ian Duguid from Midlothian.

Gordie Bain, from Inverness, sent in this photo of the city's Greig Street Bridge.

Avril Keith and Peter had been diving in Scapa Flow, Orkney.

Ian Goodall spotted a grouse on the Atholl Estate.

A long exposure shot of Glasgow University cloisters. Photo by Tom Lowe from Bearsden.

Rum and Eigg as seen by Dave Phillips, from Paisley, who was in Ardnamurchan.

Graham MacDougall sent in this photo of The Kelpies.

Laura-Ann Macdougall, from Edinburgh, wasn't the only one to take in the view in Balerno.

Monikie Country Park at dusk. John Edward, from Broughty Ferry, was out for a run.

The Street of Light display in Edinburgh. George Robertson, from Livingston, was there on Tuesday.

Perth on Tuesday at about 07:15. Andrew Blaikie was on Kinnoull Hill.
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- Published28 June 2019
