In pictures: Snow and ice hit parts of Scotland

Snow has closed schools and disrupted travel across parts of Scotland for a second day.

Tuesday's heavy snow showers over the Highlands and Islands and parts of Moray and Aberdeenshire followed wintry weather on Monday.

People sledging in Inverness on Tuesday

It was a wintry start to Tuesday in Inverness, with further snowfall forecast for later in the day

This collie braved the heavy showers in Strathpeffer

Four-legged fun in the snow near Loch Ness

Maud in Aberdeenshire also had a covering of snow on Tuesday

A Met Office amber warning for snow has been issued for Inverness along with large parts of the Highlands from 15:00 Tuesday to midnight

Shetland has also seen heavy snow showers

A mountain hare in the Southern Cairngorms in a Scottish Avalanche Information Service image

A covering of snow for the Canna in the Small Isles

Inverness was among places in Scotland to see heavy snow showers on Monday

Driving conditions around Inverness, and other parts of the Highlands, were difficult

A blanket of snow in Orkney

A snow plough near Torridon in a picture by the local Scottish Avalanche Information Service forecaster