Dundee will host national events to commemorate the centenary of the First World War later this year, it has been announced.
The Scottish Commemorations Programme will extend from the capital in its second year to include other areas of Scotland.
The city is one of four places to have the honour, the others being Gretna, Leith and Stirling, which will each mark dates of particular resonance for Scotland.
On September 26, Dundee will host a national event to commemorate the centenary of the start of the Battle of Loos, in which around 60,000 Scots fought.
Battalions from every Scottish regiment fought in the battle and suffered huge numbers of casualties. Of the 21,000 killed, more than 7,000 were Scottish soldiers.
Almost every town and village in Scotland was affected by the losses at Loos.
Six battalions of The Black Watch, mostly drawn from Dundee and its surrounding counties, took part.
The 4th Black Watch, “Dundee’s Own”, suffered huge losses with 57% of men killed or wounded on the first day of battle.
The beacon on top of the Dundee Law War Memorial is lit annually to remember the fallen.
Gretna and Leith will mark the centenary of the Quintinshill Rail Disaster near Gretna, in which more than 200 people, mostly troops, died, on May 22 and 23.
Then on June 4 and 6, Stirling will mark the 100-year anniversary of the date the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division arrived in Gallipoli after training in Stirling.
Norman Drummond, chairman of the Scottish Commemorations Panel, said that “2015 will be the busiest year in Scotland’s five-year commemorations programme.
He added: “We will further pause to reflect on the horror of war, the service and sacrifice of our servicemen and women and of those at home, and the lessons we continue to learn from the First World War.”