THE return of Vikings to Ross-shire's county town went down a storm with children attending a family heritage day at Dingwall Academy.

The Saturday event at Dingwall Academy helped launch the Highland Archaeology Festival which runs until October 13.

It was organised by Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH) which aims to provide a space for people to connect with, learn from and enjoy their local heritage and archaeology.

Development officer Tessa Till said: "Overall the day was a great success. We had a good mixture of children and adults and the activities for the children went down a storm, especially the Viking Warrior activity which saw the children do a raid through the venue and making their own Bronze Age beakers, which was really well attended in the afternoon.

"The stallholders also had activities and one of the highlights was the virtual reality experience of Fort William which was showcased by The University of St Andrews Open Virtual Worlds Team. The stallholders themselves were able to network and get to know each other and lots of connections were made for future collaboration.

"We will be having a debrief soon to see how we could improve the day and what was on offer and also how to increase numbers.The feedback from the public has been great with lots of people saying how interesting they found it and how much fun their children had."

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