A Scottish clan without a leader has gathered in Inverness to visit their ancestral lands and try to find out how to pick their new chief.
Clan MacGillivray, which has more than 70 different spellings to its name, is touring the region as part of a three-day visit.
Members have arrived from across the globe for the gathering, with about 30 people from America alone.
Others have travelled from Holland and Italy for the visit.
Yesterday the group was at Culloden Battlefield, where their most famous chief, Alexander, died during the 1746 battle.
And they were at Auld Petty Church, where Alexander is buried.
Today, a tour of their Strathnairn homelands includes a visit to Dunmaglass, the seat of the last chief, who died childless in 1942.
Since then, despite searches across the world, no claimant has convinced Scotland’s Lord Lyon King of Arms of their right to the chieftainship.
At a grand banquet tonight at the Kingsmills Hotel in Inverness, Lord Lyon, Dr Joseph Morrow, will set out the procedure for electing a chief.
Clan spokesman George Downie said that the process to appoint a new chief could take some time.
He added: “Everyone is having a wonderful time.
“This is the fourth international gathering but it is special because the Americans have decided to come across to tour Scotland.
“They usually have their own gathering every two years.”
Today’s clan programme also includes a visit to an ancient stone at Gask Farm, where clan members sharpened their claymores before the battle at Culloden, and Dunlichity churchyard near Inverness where many clan members are buried, including former chiefs.