In pictures: Inside 'Snow globe' Scotland

Pictures taken across Scotland show how wintry conditions continue to affect large parts of the country.

A walk in thick snow at Banchory in Aberdeenshire, one of the areas to see some of the heaviest snow fall this week

Ice pancakes formed by frozen foam on a loch in Uist in the Western Isles

Some bright colour amid a wintry scene in Hopeman in Moray

Wind-scoured snow in the Northern Cairngorms in a Scottish Avalanche Information Service image

Avalanche debris in the Northern Cairngorms. The avalanche hazard on many of Scotland's mountains is deemed "considerable"

An atmospheric scene at Loch Ness

Deep snow at Fountainhall in the Scottish Borders.

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