A 39-year-old man has been arrested following a disturbance and fire near Laurencekirk.
Officers were called to the incident in the Millbank area of West Cairnberg at around 6.30am today.
A man was taken to hospital to be treated and was later released.
Police have confirmed he has since been arrested.
Inquiries are still ongoing to determine exactly what happened.
A police spokesman from police said: “We were called around 6.20am on Friday, December 31 to a report of a disturbance and fire in the Millbank area of West Cairnberg, Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire.
“A 39-year-old man was taken to hospital for treatment and later released.
“He has been arrested in connection with the incident and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances”