Plans are under way to carry out restoration work to a historic Highland building where The Beatles once played to an audience of just 19 some 50 years ago.
Dingwall Townhouse on the Ross-shire capital's High Street has a tower that dates to 1733 and is one of Dingwall's oldest buildings.
Although re-modelled in 1906, the stone and timber tower retains much of its character, but its masonry is in poor condition and the clock is in need of repair.
The exact scope of refurbishment work will not be known until builders' tenders are returned in June.
Historical records reveal the tower's original harling was removed as early as 1880, in keeping with Victorian fashion for exposing rubble stonework. The Highland Council has decided to re-instate harling on advice of stone conservation experts.
The Beatles' concert was held in the hall in the present-day Townhouse complex, but few turned up as 1200 had gone to nearby Strathpeffer to listen to local band the Melotones.
The Beatles played on January 4, 1963.
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