The closing date for offers for a landmark building in the Highland capital has been set for the end of this month.
The historic Midmills Campus building at Inverness College UHI sits in just over four acres of land in the Crown conservation area of the city.
Formerly the home of the Inverness Royal Academy, civic leaders hope it can be retained for cultural use.
Among the suggested uses is a museum and art gallery, with upmarket homes and a hotel in the grounds.
The B-listed section of the building, which dates back to 1895, would be preserved, while the non-listed extensions, built more recently, would be demolished to pave the way for new development.
City provost Alex Graham said: “The Midmills building is an important part of Inverness’s heritage, having been the Royal Academy building until the 1970s.
“I would like to see it being used for historical or cultural use, in keeping with the building and good for our local economy. It would be a first-class venue for a visitor centre or museum of some type.”
Councillor Thomas Prag chairman of the council’s planning, development and infrastructure committee, said the building’s main hall was “remarkable” and would lend itself to “some kind of public use”.
The Midmills site is for sale as part of Inverness College’s move to a new £50million building on Inverness Campus at Beechwood on the outskirts of the city.
National property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) and local agent Shepherd Commercial are working with college chiefs on marketing the building.
A spokesman for the property consultancy said: “Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has confirmed a closing date has been set for March 31 in relation to Midmills Campus.”