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The cottage once stood just above where the road sign with chevrons is
The Highland cottage formerly owned by Jimmy Savile has been demolished.
The property on the A82 has been damaged in a fire and repeatedly vandalised since details of the former TV personality's abuse emerged following his death in 2011.
Work to bulldoze the cottage started in March last year, but could not be completed until a building warrant and other necessary approvals were issued by Highland Council.
A new home is to be built on the site.
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The cottage was repeatedly vandalised after details of Savile's offending emerged
Earlier this month, a spokesperson for the owner, Scottish entrepreneur Harris Aslam, said: "We are grateful to Highland Council for their swift support in approving a demolition warrant for Allt-na-Reigh, and for their continued assistance as the project progresses."
They added: "The site has been fully secured, and we respectfully ask members of the public to refrain from accessing the area while demolition and subsequent construction works are ongoing in the interest of safety."
Highland Council said the paperwork was approved late last month.
Councillors unanimously approved the demolition plans in June 2024.
The proposed redevelopment includes honouring MacInnes, another of the cottage's former owners.
The mountaineer, who died in 2020, invented a form of ice axe and also a stretcher that is used by mountain rescue teams all over the world.
He constructed many of his designs in outbuildings next to the cottage.
The property has a long history and over the years it served as a house on a croft and as a road workers' cottage.
