Work will start next week on coastal defences aimed at stopping a Black Isle golf links from crumbling into the Moray Firth.
The project at Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club will also help preserve a popular path used by tourists and dolphin spotters.
The course sits on a narrow spit of land extending from the Black Isle into the firth to Chanonry Point.
It is a spectacular spot for a round of golf – but the club has been plagued by erosion problems on the western edge of the course.
Now it has been granted permission to instal rock armour along a 650ft stretch on the seventh and eight holes of the links.
The public path running alongside the holes will also be restored – with people walking from the village to Chanonry Point having been previously forced on to the course in places because of the eroded sections.
Highland Council gave planning permission just weeks after it was applied for – meaning that the work should be complete before Christmas.
Club secretary, Mike MacDonald, said the project was due to start a week from today.
He said: “We have been in talks with the Highland Council about getting the proper signage and safety equipment in place and now everything is in place to start on November 14.
“The path won’t be closed but there will be fencing in place to make sure people are safe while the work is happening.”
If everything runs smoothly the work should take about two to three weeks to complete.
It involve installing rock armour along the shore and then back-filling with soil before replanting the reclaimed land.
Mr MacDonald said it was helpful that the work would take place outwith the summer months when the course is busy with golfers and the path is packed with people hoping to spot dolphins in the Moray Firth.
He said: “It is a good time of year for it to happen. If the caravan park was open and the area was very busy then it would have been more difficult.
“But that’s all finished and we should be finished within two or three weeks.”
The project has been several years in the planning for the club, with former captain Phillip Thorn having led efforts to get the work underway.
Mr Thorn has previously said the improvements will be a “real benefit” to the entire area.
