A historic Highland courthouse is to go on the market when the Scottish Court Service stops using it for legal proceedings later this month.
The last criminal hearings in the sheriff court at Dornoch are to be held on Tuesday.
Dornoch Area Community Interest Company registered an interest in the Sutherland property under right-to-buy legislation in August.
But it has since decided not to go ahead with a community buyout of the B-listed building, which has been valued at £115,000.
A spokesman for the Scottish Court Service said it had been informed by the community interest company that it was not proceeding with its right to buy.
She said: “The valuation, provided by the district valuer, who is entirely independent of the Scottish Court Service, was £115,000.
“This sum reflects a professional view of the building’s market value in its present condition.
“The Scottish Court Services assessment of outstanding backlog maintenance is in line with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors standards and we carry out periodic condition surveys to establish the works necessary to maintain our courts in a satisfactory condition.”
She added: “This underlines that Dornoch, like many of our court buildings, is very expensive to maintain and operate and we have been very realistic in the cost savings that will be achieved.”
The community company considered several possible uses for the property, including leasing the space as offices with a smaller section of retail space. It also considered it as a wedding venue.
But the organisation pulled out after seeing a report on its condition which showed that repairs and restoration work would run into many hundreds of thousands of pounds.
The company’s chairwoman Jenifer Cameron said: “There just isn’t enough time in the community right-to-buy process for us to fully explore all future uses and to be comfortable that we have a financially sustainable plan for the building.”