Ever since Kirkpatrick Macmillan created the first pedal-driven bicycle, Scots have been whizzing about on two wheels.

The darkening forest was brought to life by the gentle hooting of dozens of tiny owls.

Extensions of the deer’s skull, antlers are grown as objects of sexual attraction and as a weapon in battles for control of any females in the vicinity.

The myriad shapes formed by shattering ice as it melts into the sea.

Each generation brought a new cluster of dwellings, only for those to be wiped out and replaced in a seemingly never-ending cycle.

Building techniques, land supply and local materials all contributed to the European fashion of creating tall, slim houses.