Firefighters attending blaze at former farmhouse in Aviemore
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Firefighters are currently at the scene of a small blaze at the derelict Dalfaber farmhouse in Aviemore.
Two appliances are in attendance at the fire which was reported to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service just before 5pm.
No flames could be seen coming from the old farm building by the Macdonald Spey Valley Golf Club clubhouse and first tee.
There was smoke coming from the property and a ladder at a first floor window used by firefighters to access the building which is all bricked up.
An eyewitness, who did not want to be named, told the Strathy he could smell smoke earlier in the afternoon and later raised the alarm with the fire service.
He said that the fire crews arrived within a few minutes at the scene and entered the property.
No-one was injured and there appeared to be no damage to the exterior of the building.
It is thought at this stage that items including wood and glass in the farmhouse may have smouldered and ignited but no official cause of the blaze has been given.
The farmhouse has been empty for many years.
It had been proposed at one time to be the clubhouse for the championship 18 hole golf course - recently voted one of the best golf courses in Scotland - but instead the bar, dining facilities and golf shop were put into the neighbouring Dalfaber Steading.
There is planning permission for housing in the nearby Dalfaber woods which was eventually approved despite a legal battle launched by local residents to save the popular beauty spot which went to the Court of Session, Scotland's supreme civil court.
The go-ahead was given for the housing more than 13 years after first being proposed.
Work has yet to start on the homes.
As part of the permission, Dalfaber Farmhouse is to be restored.
