Historians will explore the legends of a tiny village that disappeared in a sandstorm 300 years ago - amid superstitious claims the disaster was punishment for whisky smuggling.
The history and folklore of Culbin in Moray is to be revisited during a new project led by Robert Gordon University and Moray Libraries.
Culbin disappeared in The Great Sand Drift of 1694 with many superstitions about why tragedy struck the coastal community.