Parts of Golspie Golf Club's course have also been left covered by tonnes of stone and seaweed.

A month's rainfall could fall in one day as very wet weather is forecast for north-west Scotland.

Police said emergency services were called to an area near Durness in Sutherland on Tuesday.

Highland councillors claim there have been times when large parts of the region have had no cover.

The job would involve regular checks of Cape Wrath and Stoer Head lighthouses on the north west coast.

Scientists believe the ostracods have not been previously recorded in Scotland.

Police said a rare bird breeding site had also been disturbed in the Durness area.