Improvement works at two of Skye’s most famous tourist spots are being resumed as the nation slowly emerges from lockdown.
Highland Council’s pathworks project at Old Man of Storr, managed in association with the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland (OATS), is due to re-start on Monday.
And works on the construction of toilet facilities at the Fairy Pools car park, near Glenbrittle, has already resumed.
Principal contractor for the renovation of about 2,000ft of paths to the Old Man of Storr, McGowan Ltd from Aviemore, had made good progress before lockdown with the majority of path material bagged and ready for a helicopter to lift it onto the hillside.
Once the material has been lifted into the affected areas then works can commence to make the path fit for visitors.
Principal contractor for the toilet block at The Fairy Pools car park, James McQueen, from Crossal, Isle of Skye, is in the process of installing an off-grid sewage system and processing tank with sufficient capacity for 200,000 annual visitors.
The toilets will be fully operational, alongside the recently completed 140-space car park, by mid-July.
Chief executive of OATS, Dougie Baird, is overseeing both schemes.
He said: “We are delighted that this work is able to restart with appropriate procedures in place.’’
Dave Till, Chair of SkyeConnect said the resumption of work at both spots was “good news for potential visitors”.