Plans for a new distillery on the south bank of the Dornoch Firth have been given the green light by Highland Council.
The Midfearn Distillery Company intends to build its distillery on the Midfearn Estate at Easter Fearn, three miles south east of the village of Ardgay, on a site close to where whisky was first produced more than 200 years ago.
The granting of permission follows two public consultation events at which local people had the opportunity to comment on the proposals.