Scotland is completely snow-free for the fourth time in the last six years.
The Sphinx, in the Cairngorms, which is historically the longest-lasting patch of snow in the UK, has melted.
Snow expert Iain Cameron said the famous patch had disappeared in the last 24 hours.
It is the fourth time it has gone in the last six years, having only melted nine times in the past 300 years.
The Sphinx, on remote Braeriach, a 1,296m (4,252ft) Munro, has melted away more frequently in the last 18 years.
According to records, it previously melted fully in 1933, 1959, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2021 and now 2022.
Before 1933, it is thought to have last melted completely in the 1700s.
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