A plaque in memory of Inverness’s own Greyfriar’s Bobby was unveiled yesterday.
The legend of the loyal butcher’s dog dates back to the late 19th Century in the city’s Victorian Market.
The tale tells of a dog so loyal to guarding its owners shop, A&A Macdonald’s butchers, it stayed put despite the gas lit Victorian Market catching fire.
No-one were injured in the fire, however, the loyal guard dog was never seen again.
The plaque is the first of seven artworks to be installed at various locations across the city.
Unveiling the plaque was the provost of Inverness, Helen Carmichael, who said: “I am delighted to be here today to celebrate an amazing amount of work that’s been done.
“It is a wonderful and exciting new way of telling the stories and legends of our city.”
The interactive app allows users to bring the plaque to life through their smartphones.
Project lead Ruth Cleland said: “This is not just a piece of artwork, it is one of seven across the city that will tell of the history and legends of Inverness of which we have a wealth to choose from with this cities rich history.
“It’s wonderful to have reached this stage, to be able to show people the first of seven stunning plaques.
“The plaque here uses augmented reality similar to apps like Pokemon GO. There will be an app at each artwork and here we can really see the dog come to life.”
App designer Darroch McNaught of Deuxality, said: “It’s really nice and great to be here today. I’ve been running tests over the last couple of days and yesterday 10 American tourists approached me and got the first view and they thought it was incredible.
“People really are gobsmacked when they see it.
“The core of augmented reality works by allowing phones to pick out points of contrast, so we have been working with the artists and designers to ensure there are a number of these and that the system recognises them.”
The project has been funded through the Inverness Common Good Fund with local artists working along side the Highland Council’s graphic designer Kirsty Foster.
Other plaques incorporating the augmented reality apps are located across the city with a 12 foot Nessie located inside the HighlandAR app on Ness Walk.