Thousands attended a large Orange Order parade held in the centre of Glasgow today.

The annual procession, known as the County Grand Orange Order parade, took to some of the city's streets as marchers marked the 1690 Battle of the Boyne.

It came amid calls from police and organisers for the event to pass off peacefully.

Leaving from the city's Cathedral Square, it is one of the largest operations Police Scotland deals with each year.

Officers, who prepared for hundreds of others to watch and follow the parade, warned members of the public to "leave the booze and the bigotry behind" - a warning echoed by the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland.

Police said today that the number of people at the march was around 7,000 and there were 20 arrests for minor offences.

Speaking ahead of the parade, Chief Superintendent Andy Bates said: "Generally it is the unwelcome minority who turn up and use the event as an excuse to drink and cause offence who we have to deal with rather than the marchers themselves."

A spokesman for the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland said: "I am really pleased with the whole event. It's been a great day and the bands were exceptional."