A group of war veterans and their families paid a poignant visit to the dramatic poppies display in Perth.
The striking Weeping Window sculpture, which comprises a cascade of several thousand handmade ceramic poppies pouring from a second floor turret window, has attracted record crowds at The Black Watch Castle and Museum.
It is anticipated around 100,000 people will have seen the memorable display when it draws to a close in Perth this month.
War veterans made a poignant visit to witness the poppies display thanks to the Help for Heroes charity.
The bands of brothers and sisters included Laura Fermor, 33, of Spittalfield, who was medically discharged from the Royal Logistic Corps three years ago.
She was a captain until October 2013 but left after suffering life -changing hip injuries, eventually requiring bilateral hip replacements.
Ms Fermor works as a volunteer at The Black Watch Museum and said this gives her “structure” to her life. She emphasised the emotional impact of viewing the Weeping Windows sculpture in Perth.
She said: “Although this installation focuses on the centenary of the First World War, for me, as a veteran, it also serves as a memorial to those who were killed in conflicts since, including those known to me personally who were killed serving in Afghanistan.
“Despite being on a smaller scale to that featured at the Tower of London, the installation at The Black Castle and Museum has lost none of its emotional impact.”
Mary Wilson, Help for Heroes band of brothers and sisters co-ordinator for Scotland, said: “It was a really poignant visit for our beneficiaries, seeing the dramatic Weeping Window sculpture at first-hand in such a stunning setting and being able to pay tribute to our fallen comrades from the First World War and other conflicts.”
Ms Wilson organises coffee mornings across Scotland, including Perth, Fife, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness on behalf of Help for Heroes, as well as providing a fortnightly drop-in centre veterans café in Edinburgh.
Originally conceived as part of the 2014 installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red at the Tower of London, which was visited by over five million people, the Weeping Window sculpture can be seen in Perth until September 25 and will be gifted to the Imperial War Museum after the tour ends in 2018.
Anyone who served in the Army, Royal Navy, Royal Marines or Royal Air Force and who needs the support of Help for Heroes Phoenix House recovery centre can self-refer by phoning 01748 834148.
