Lockdown 3 years on: 29 eerie photos of Scotland's empty streets from the start of lockdown in 2020

The streets and motorways of Scotland’s cities lay deserted as the country adapted to the national coronavirus lockdown

Today marks the third anniversary of the first lockdown, with people across the country set to fall silent at midday to mark lives lost during the pandemic on the third anniversary of the first lockdown.

While the days of lockdown are many that people want to forget, we look back through the archives to what Scotland was like on the first day of lockdown.

5. A runner takes his one allotted exercise on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

A runner takes his one allotted exercise on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh (Picture: Lisa Ferguson) Photo: Lisa Ferguson

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6. St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)

St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group) Photo: Mark Scates - SNS Group

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7. A cyclist on Princes Street amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)

A cyclist on Princes Street, Edinburgh, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group) Photo: Mark Scates - SNS Group

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8. Edinburgh's usually packed Princes Street. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)

Edinburgh's usually packed Princes Street. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group) Photo: Mark Scates - SNS Group

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