Sights that would have been unthinkable back then have now become commonplace – queues outside supermarkets, rainbows in windows, boarded up restaurants and shoppers wearing masks.
We asked you for your pictures that sum up a year of restrictions, lockdowns and uncertainty.
Here are 11 of your images of a year many of us would rather forget.
1. Yarn bombing
Elaine Mitchell Craig took this picture of rainbow ‘yarn bombing’ in the woods on the Battle of Falkirkmuir Trail, near Falkirk. Photo: UGC
2. A socially-distanced hug
NHS nurse Evelyn Scott was sent a "pocket hug" from her family who have been shielding for the past year. Photo: UGC
3. Last orders
Paul Sudiskas' picture of his closed local pub sums up lockdown for him. Photo: UGC
4. Rainbows
Kirstie Robertson took this picture of the new-familiar rainbows painted in windows to support key workers. Photo: UGC