Movies of Scotland: The Hermit of Treig. (2022) Documentary portrait of Ken Smith, an elderly man who has spent 40 years living in relative isolation in a cabin on the shores of Loch Treig in the Highlands.

Trashcan Sinatras from Irvine

Albums of Scotland: The Trashcan Sinatras – Cake. Recorded at Shabby Road, Kilmarnock in 1990.

A view of Campbeltown Main Street from the Old Quay Head taken in July 1986. Pic: Flickr/eb 2010

Goatfell, Isle of Arran. Pic: James Raeburn

View from Sgùrr Alasdair, Isle of Skye. Pic: Anna Lubomirska

The Suede Crocodiles from Glasgow. Best known for 'Stop The Rain'. Single of the Week in NME and Melody Maker. Pic: Alan Dimmick, 1983

Protest against the proposed M77 motorway near Pollok Park in Glasgow, 1994. Pic: Jeremy Sutton–Hibbert

An evening at Dunfermline Folk Club in October 1970. The Dunfermline Folk Club originated in 1961 and became a major centre for the Scottish folk music revival, hosting performers such as Barbara Dickson, Billy Connolly, Bert Jansch, Archie Fisher, and The Corries.

The Last Day of Summer 2016 – Gourock Outdoor Pool. Pic: Michael Deveney

A mother holding her baby in front of a Nissen hut at Duddingston Camp in Edinburgh. The basic tin shelters were built as temporary accommodation for families whose homes had been destroyed during World War II. Pic: Haywood Magee

Newspaper clipping of Cocteau Twins, taken from Los Angeles Times, September 7, 1985.

'In 1976 he became a St Mirren supporter. He was at the Hammarby game. This may explain a great deal.' - Author Christopher Brookmyre, in autobiographical note to his novel, Boiling a Frog, 2000.

The Barnton Nuclear Bunker during the Cold War era in the 1950s. A vast, three-storey, underground installation hidden 100 feet beneath Corstorphine Hill in West Edinburgh.

Loch Trool, Galloway Forest Park. Pic: IG/peterdinsmore

Ewan McGregor behind the scenes Trainspotting. (1995)

Dundee, 15 February 1959. Pic: Michael Peto

I have a flying visit to Edinburgh coming up, and this was already on my itinerary. Be warned, Edinburgh. I'm coming and I WANT BOOKS!

Edinburgh and surrounding areas cinemas. From the 1970 Edinburgh telephone directory. Pic: The Edinburgh Gig Archive