The Ness Islands are set to get a £40,000 children’s water feature inspired by Victorian engineering, the botanic gardens and the islands themselves.
A planning application has been submitted with work on the feature due to start in the autumn if all goes to plan.
It is to form part of the River Ness Public Art Project with Bespoke Atelier design agency and Erz architects creating the plans for it.
The designs of pools of water with stepping stones are intended to reflect the environment in which they will sit.
The stepping stones will represent the outline of the Ness Islands while some of the metallic materials will reference the Victorian-era bridges that first spanned the River Ness to the islands.
In between the stones the foliage found in the botanical gardens be shown traced on the sides of the pool.
To create the feature water will be diverted from the Ness through a small channel and there is even consideration of putting in a small weir.
A council spokeswoman said: “As part of the River Ness Public Art Project, a planning application has been submitted by Bespoke Atelier and Erz for the installation of a Children’s Water Feature on the Ness Islands.
“There will be an official launch of the project later in the year and installation is due to commence in the autumn.”
She added: “The £40,000 project is funded by Creative Scotland, Inverness Common Good Fund and the Highland Council.”
The River Ness Public Art Project £758,350 project has been commissioned by the Highland Council’s Inverness City Arts Working Group.
It has funding approval from Creative Scotland £305,600, the City of Inverness Common Good Fund £280,750, the Highland Council £106,000 and Highlands and Islands Enterprise £66,000
