The fire service has issued a plea for people to act responsibly in the countryside following two major wildfires in the Highlands.
Firefighters worked through the night fighting a large wildfire on the hill at the southern end of Loch Ness
And there are still six fire appliances at the scene of the blaze in the Torness area, near Inverness, today.
The fire, which involved grass and trees in the area and has now spread to nearby trees, was reported at around 3.50pm yesterday.
Since the incident began, crews from Inverness, Foyers, Dingwall, Drumnadrochit, Fort Augustus, Nairn, Grantown on Spey, Beauly, Carrbridge and Balintore have been involved.
A helicopter was drafted in this morning from PDG and it will be carrying out water bombing activity in the area as crews continue to tackle the fire.
Firefighters have been using fire beaters, knapsack sprayers and main jets to tackle the blaze and six pumps remain at the scene.
Also in attendance is the argocat off-road vehicle and a similar vehicle, which has been provided by the estate.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is working closely with the Forestry Commission and the estate owners.
Firefighters were also in attendance at another large wildfire on the Scoraig peninsula in Wester Ross yesterday.
Crews from Ullapool, Gairloch, Torridon, Balintore, Invergordon, Cromarty, Achiltibuie and Kinlochewe were involved in the incident, which affected gorse and trees and threatened property.
The fire service was supported by the RNLI in Lochinver, who provided a boat to ferry firefighters from Ullapool to the peninsula that is not accessible by road.
They used knapsack sprayers, hosereel jets and fire beaters to extinguish the fire, which was affected 30 acres of gorse, an acre of plantation trees and two acres of wild trees.
Firefighters managed to prevent the fire from affecting properties in the area.
Chair of the Scottish Wildfire Forum and Director of Service Delivery in the north, Assistant Chief Officer Robert Scott, said: “Our crews have been working extremely hard throughout the night and into this morning to deal with two large-scale wildfires.
“Their tireless work is helping to reduce the impact on the countryside and, during the incident in Scoraig, their efforts managed to help protect people and property.
“At Torness, we have been and continue to work closely with land managers, representatives from the Forestry Commission and our colleagues at Police Scotland.”
He added that the recent warm weather had increased the risk of outdoor fires.
Mr Scott said: “Protecting the countryside from wildfires demands that everyone recognises the risk and takes responsibility for preventing fires breaking out in the countryside and areas of grassland.
“We want people to act responsibly in a countryside environment, such as properly disposing of smoking materials to prevent these fires happening in the first place.”