A crowd of tens of thousands turned out to welcome the Olympic torch relay to Dundee after it spent the day passing through Courier country.
The torch paid a visit to the city’s statue of comic character Desperate Dan as it headed for its final destination of the day at Baxter Park.
The flame was carried by more than 100 torchbearers on Tuesday on its 133-mile journey from Aberdeen to Dundee.
Its route included a visit to Scone Palace, near Perth, which was once the crowning place of Scottish kings.
The Olympic convoy arrived at Baxter Park in Dundee in the evening, where a huge crowd enjoyed a celebration with live music from Scottish singer Emeli Sande.Click here to browse full photo galleriesTens of thousands of people had also lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the torch as it passed through Stonehaven, Marykirk, Hillside, Montrose, Brechin, Forfar, Meigle, Coupar Angus, Woodside, Burrelton and Balbeggie, Perth, Abernethy, Newburgh, Cupar, Dairsie, Guardbridge and Leuchars over the course of the day.
At Scone Palace, the flame was brought into the grounds by 16-year-old Louise Fox, a keen swimmer and water polo player from Dundee, to the sound of bagpipes and cheers from the gathered crowd.
Louise said: “I’ve been greeted by at least 1,000 people just all flashing their cameras and cheering on me. It was amazing. I don’t think there’s a word to use to describe how amazing it was.”
On Wednesday, the torch sets off from St Andrews (pictured above) towards Dunblane before reaching Edinburgh in the early evening.See Wednesday’s Courier for extensive coverage