A spectacular Highland landmark will be catapulted into the limelight by a north arts group.
The Culloden Viaduct is often overlooked in comparison to its smaller but more famous counterpart at Glenfinnan.
However, it will now be celebrated as part of a unique art show at the nearby Culloden Battlefield Centre on Saturday and Sunday, June 20-21.
The event has been organised by members of the Highland Decorative and Fine Arts Society and will feature a variety of paintings and photographs inspired by the viaduct.
Organiser Debbie Owen said: “The purpose of the exhibition is not only to raise the profile of the viaduct which is an undervalued masterpiece of structural engineering, but to raise money for the Mackintosh Appeal which will enable the Glasgow School of Art to recover from the tragic fire in May last year.”
Opened in November 1898 the viaduct carries the main railway line from Perth to Inverness over the River Nairn.
Measuring more than a third of a mile long, it boasts 29 arches of red sandstone and was designed by Murdoch Paterson, chief engineer of the Highland Railway.
The viaduct is the longest masonry structure in Scotland and was dubbed the Forth Bridge in stone when it was opened.
Mr Paterson sadly died before he had the chance to travel by train across his creation.
However, Anne-Mary Paterson, a great grand niece, has written a biography of his life and said it would be “lovely” to see the viaduct recognised.
said: “He was too weak to walk across but was determined to supervise the building of the viaduct, which he considered to be one of his masterpieces so he had some of the men working on it push in on a bogey over and back so he could give his final instructions.
“You see postcards of the Glenfinnan Viaduct which is lovely and was revolutionary at the time but it’s only because of Harry Potter that people really know about it. It would be lovely for the Culloden Viaduct and Murdoch Paterson to get the recognition they deserve.”