One of the most famous outlines in the rocky landscape of Skye could be set to play a new role in the life of the island.
Tens of thousands of tourists visit the Old Man of Storr and the rocky outcrop on the hill to the north of Skye's capital Portree regularly attracts film producers.
More than £500,000 of investment has just been announced to improve the site for visitors.
The Staffin Community Trust (SCT) has also been in talks with the Highland Council, which owns an 82-hectare site from the Storr’s roadside upwards, about a possible purchase or lease of the land.
The trust believes there should be major improvements which could include a new off-road main car park, toilets and an interpretation and refreshment kiosk.
SCT will ask local people what they think in a major public consultation and will issue questionnaires to every household in Staffin next week.
The Storr has regularly featured in Hollywood films like Prometheus and Macbeth, television programmes, commercials, newspapers and magazines.
SCT chairman Donald MacDonald said: “There is an opportunity here to provide a fantastic, much needed, facility that will be able to support the increasing numbers of visitors that visit this iconic attraction."
Councillor Audrey Sinclair, chairwoman of the local authority’s planning, development and infrastructure committee, said she looked forward to the talks about greater community involvement in the management of the site. In the meantime her committee had agreed capital investment totalling £530,000.
“This will allow for significant improvements to be made to Storr Woodlands and also make a substantial contribution to essential visitor management improvements at Storr," she said.
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