Graffiti appears on controversial new riverside artwork The Gathering Place in Inverness for the third time in just over a week

A controversial new riverside artwork in Inverness has been the target of vandalism for the third time in just over a week.

Graffiti has again appeared on The Gathering Place within days of previous graffiti being removed.

The structure, an amphitheatre with curved walls on either side of the River Ness near Bught Park, was completed at the end of last month.

But within days, it had been the target of vandalism.

The structure – created from Clashach stone – forms part of Highland Council’s £758,350 River Connections Public Art Programme but it has divided public opinion and prompted heated debate.

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he Gathering Place vandalised for the second time in a week

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