In pictures: Armistice silence falls across Scotland

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A two-minute silence has been observed across Scotland to mark the anniversary of the World War One armistice.

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A piper plays during commemorations at Edinburgh's Garden of Remembrance

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Passers-by at Edinburgh's Waverley Station stopped for the two-minute silence.

Image source, Capt Rory O'Shea Army
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Members of the Royal Scots Borderers pay their respects to Galashiels soldier, Lance Sergeant Frederick Robertson, who died in Sierra Leone in 1914.

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Wreaths were laid in Glasgow's George Square.

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Standard bearers at the commemoration in Dundee.

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Lerwick's war memorial bears the names of those who died in the Great War.

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The usually bustling George Square in Glasgow fell silent at 11:00.

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Some preferred to plant a cross of remembrance for those who have served in war.

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Court proceedings in Livingston were halted for the act of remembrance.

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The memorial court in Aberdeen's Cowdray Hall.

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Inverness city centre came to a standstill.

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Veterans paid their respects to those who served.

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Crosses of remembrance bear the names of those who served in war.

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A plaque was unveiled in Glasgow Central Station for the thousands who left platforms one and two, many of whom did not return.

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Crowds gathered alongside the Gardens of Remembrance in Edinburgh.