In pictures: Queen's Baton Relay 6 - 15 July

Woman in period costume is kissed on the hand by kneeling baton bearer — Image caption,
Mary of Guise - the mother of Mary Queen of Scots - was on hand to welcome the Queen's Baton to Stirling Castle on Day 23 of the relay.

Commonwealth Games mascot Clyde has been an ever-present fixture on the Queen's Baton Relay round Scotland and has proved a big hit with the crowds.

Kilted baton bearer poses at the edge of some sea cliffs

Marina Murray carries the baton at the Butt of Lewis, the most northerly point in the Outer Hebrides.

Ruined castle on shore of large body of water

Old Inverlochy Castle made a picturesque location for the baton to visit on day 29 of the relay.

Open-mouthed schoolboy holds baton as his friends admire it

Excited schoolchildren got a chance to touch the baton as Team Scotland athlete Hayley Haining took it through Kilbirnie on 15 July.

Woman carries baton under an archway formed from crossed shinty sticks

Helen MacLennan carried the baton through Glenurquhart Shinty Park at Drumnadrochit in the Scottish Highlands.

David Sedgwick holds baton from cab of vintage train as steam billows around him

Baton bearer David Sedgwick carried the baton aboard a stream train which travelled across the Glenfinnan Viaduct, which famously appears in some of the Harry Potter films.

Baton bearer poses next to three metre high shrub pruned to resemble Commonwealth Games mascot Clyde

The real Clyde was elsewhere but baton bearer Andrea McLachlan posed with a great look-a-like on Day 32 of the relay.

Tristan Levie holds Queen's baton aloft at prow of boat approaching a crowd-lined shore

Baton bearer Tristan Levie had an extra special trip with the baton as he carried it on a boat from Largs to the Isle of Cumbrae on 15 July

Baton bearer Zoe MacLean strokes assistance dog as crowds cheer in background

Assistance dog Remus wowed the fans when she helped owner Zoe MacLean carry the baton at Largs on day 32