It's no secret Scots are a dab hand when it comes to creative endeavours.

Our urban landscapes are awash with unusual sculptures, murals and installations celebrating the country's rich heritage in art and culture.

Here are a few of the best.

The derelict St Peter's Seminary in Cardross, near Helensburgh, will become a heritage spot after getting £4.2m in funding.

It is currently the centrepiece of a sell-out public art event, marking the launch of the Festival of Architecture.

Glasgow's murals are ever-evolving - a trend that exploded in the lead up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games as visitors flocked to the city.

Kelvinbridge subway boasts one example of the many murals by acclaimed street artists and groups including Rogue One, Smug and Art Pistol.

The Wild Dolphins project saw 50 statues, all hand painted by individual artists, placed around the city to form a trail.

The colourful cetaceans were put up for auction to raise money for the ARCHIE Foundation and Whale and Dolphin Conservation - they raked in over £530,000.

Intended to "provoke discussion and a response from passers-by on Princes Street", the ever-changing St John's mural has depicted famous figures from Nelson Mandela (1988) to Malala Yousafzai (2013).

It captured headlines in the lead up to the 2015 General Election after a mural compared UKIP's Nigel Farage to Adolph Hitler.

These 300-tonne, 30m tall horse head sculptures were created by artist Andy Scott and sit in Helix Park, close to the M9 motorway.

They picked up a national engineering award in 2014, beating off competition including Glasgow's Hydro and Edinburgh's Waverley station.

Dundee has a particular affinity for yarn-bombing - a trend popular during the University of Abertay's Art Attack season and one that re-emerged last year in a Guinness World Record attempt.

Community arts project Knitfield saw people aged nine to 83, learn how to knit at a series of workshops before heading out to 'yarn bomb' Whitfield.

Billy Connolly, Gerry Rafferty and Alex Harvey are among the artists and notables depicted in the Clutha bar's mural.

The feature was added to mark the venue's reopening, after a helicopter crashed through the roof in 2013.

According to its multiple Carbuncle awards, Cumbernauld is one of the worst places to live in Scotland.

But the steel Angel of the 'Nauld, or Arria statue welcomes those brave enough to enter, as they drive over the M80.

Lamp posts in Glasgow's southside have been bedecked in colourful collages depicting elements of the many cultures currently residing in Govanhill.

One of the most diverse communities in Scotland, the area has seen the launch of the I Am Govanhill art project. The programme that saw pupils, workers and Friends of Romanolave members use discarded plastics to represent everything from Sri Lanka's Temple of the Tooth to Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa.

They're basically Dundee's answer to Glasgow's Duke of Wellington statue.

The beloved Dundee penguins have been mysteriously dressed in everything from dresses and T-shirts to hard hats and karate gear, entertaining passers-by at Steeple Church.