Urgent repairs and restoration of a prominent island war memorial are to get under way within weeks.
The major project will mean that Lewis War Memorial in Stornoway will be shrouded in scaffolding for several months.
The work mainly focuses on stonework repairs and internal restoration.
It has been commissioned by Western Isles Council after the project was awarded a £132,000 grant the War Memorial Trusts First World War Memorials Programme.
The council itself has also allocated £100,000 towards the project.
The 85ft tower dates back to 1924 and stands on a prominent hilltop spot above the town.
It commemorates people from Lewis who lost their lives in both world wars – as well as those who died in the Iolaire disaster in 1919.
More than 200 people died when the Iolaire struck rocks and sank just a mile from Stornoway Harbour as it was transporting soldiers back home to the islands.
The tower has been closed to the public since the 1970s because of concerns about its stonework
The council has now appointed Architectural Conservation of Linlithgow to carry out the works.
A spokesman for the authority confirmed that work is now due to start in mid-March when the memorial will be scaffolded to allow workers access.
The spokesman added: “The external works will primarily consist of stonework pointing, stone replacement where necessary, replacement of 15 slim windows with new louvres and refurbishment of four windows on the fourth floor.
“Restoration works will be undertaken to the three bartisans and the turret steps, entrance door ceiling and slit windows will all be refurbished.
“The internal work will primarily involve the removal of existing secondary material (cement render, plaster and paint) to expose the inner rubble stone surfaces to walls.”
The grounds around the memorial is used every year to host Lewis’s Armistice Day service.
The work is expected to take several months but should be complete in time for Remembrance Day itself.
The council spokesman added: “It is envisaged that the works will take most of the summer to deliver and on conclusion of the works the scaffolding will be left for a number of months to allow for further inspection.”