A group of Breton sailors who are travelling around the Celtic nations in a replica of a 10th Century boat have made it to Scotland.
The ship, Brioc, is constructed of wood, linen sails, hemp ropes and animal hides and may be the last of its kind still sailing.
Having set off from Kerlouan in Brittany, north-west France, sailors have visited Cornwall and Wales, and hope to stop at the holy Isle of Iona before a journey up the Caledonian Canal, through Loch Ness, and out to the North Sea.
Gward an Aod, which means 'coastguard' in Breton, had initially aimed to set sail in 2023, but suffered a series of delays as well as needing to raise funding.
The group were finally able to make the journey this summer, and are currently in Scottish waters.
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The crew did not consume anything on board which would not have been available in the 10th Century, meaning no coffee or potatoes.
They bake bread in a granite kiln on the boat, eat period appropriate vegetables and store meat or fish in clay pots.
Ingwenog Jaouen wrote in his logbook: "When we arrived at Whitlock Island, the first Scottish soil on which we landed, it was a day of celebration dedicated to wool and tradition!
"Our journey still raises questions, but it is being followed more and more. The inhabitants of the Celtic seas and the British lands prove how strong their maritime culture is.
"With Brioc, this simple monastic ship, we have become a humble symbol of an inter-Celtic friendship that is still very much alive. The headwinds have forced us to be a week late for now, but Iona seems accessible."
One of the members of the group, Kentigwern Jaouen, previously told The Herald: "We want to make a really immersive experience of sailing during the 10th Century so all of the crew on the boat will be using historical reinterpretations of artefacts which archaeologists have found.
“The boat, Brioc, is a currach like one from the 10th Century.
"During the 10th Century in Brittany we had a lot of links with Britain, and with all the countries around the Celtic Sea.
“We are very interested in the development of sailing during that period. When people speak about sailing during the time it’s always about the Vikings and for us it’s very important to show how the Breton and Celtic people stayed at sea during that time, they were against the Vikings but they still managed to be on the sea.