The Whaligoe Steps which descend down to the harbour , Highlands of Scotland

Strathy Point, Highlands of Scotland

Boats moored in a harbour, Buckie, Moray, Scotland

Fog over the harbour at the small village of Findochty, Moray, Scotland

Sea Cadet rowing boats tied up at Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Two anglers fish from a small boat on the Lake of Menteith at sunset, Stirling District, Scotland.

Burns Square - the pedestrianised shopping area in the centre of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

The statue of Johnnie Walker outside the New Laigh Kirk, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

The view south down John Finnie Street under dramatic light, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Dean Castle and Country Park, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

The UPM Caledonian Paper Mill, Irvine, with a view beyond across the Firth of Clyde to the Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

The ruined remains of Dundonald Castle, Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

A footpath through Kay Park, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

The ruined remains of Dundonald Castle, Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

The Burns Monument commemorating the poet Robert Burns in Kay Park, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

The Burns Monument commemorating the poet Robert Burns in Kay Park, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Kilmarnock Railway Station photographed at dusk, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

The MV Loch Shira Caledonian MacBrayne ferry for Great Cumbrae at Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

Nardini's world famous ice cream parlour, Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

The MV Loch Shira Caledonian MacBrayne ferry departing Largs for Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

A bust of the poet Robert Burns at The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

The Brig O' Doon and the Burns Monument - part of The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

The grave of William Burns - the father of Robert Burns at the Auld Kirk - part of The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

The Scottish Industrial Railway Centre - an industrial heritage museum at the former Minnivey Colliery, Dalmellington, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

The view to Culzean Castle at sunset, by Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Shafts of sunlight in woodland at Culzean Castle and County Park, by Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

The view to Culzean Castle at sunset, by Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Shafts of sunlight in woodland at Culzean Castle and County Park, by Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Shafts of sunlight in woodland at Culzean Castle and County Park, by Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

The view to Culzean Castle from the beach at sunset, by Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

A walker on a road through woodland at Culzean Castle and County Park, by Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Sheep grazing in a frost covered field by Pinwherry, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

A couple on a road through woodland at Culzean Castle and County Park, by Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Boats reflected in the mirror calm water at the harbour at Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

The newly opened visitor centre on the Isle of May, Firth of Forth, Scotland.

Puffins on a rock on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth, Scotland.

Puffins standing on a rock on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth, Scotland.

Puffins standing on a rock on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth, Scotland.

A Puffin sitting on the cliff edge on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth, Scotland.

Puffins on a rock on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth, Scotland.

Puffins on a rock on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth, Scotland.

A Puffin standing on a rock on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth, Scotland.

A Puffin standing on a rock on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth, Scotland.

A Herring Gull standing on a rock on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth, Scotland.

The view along the southern side of Loch Laich at low tide to Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland.

The view along the southern side of Loch Laich at low tide to Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland.

Sunset from Camusdarach looking towards the Islands of Eigg and Rum, Highlands of Scotland.

A photographer taking a photograph near Camusdarach beach, Highlands of Scotland.