Detectives have released an e-fit image of a knifeman who tried to rob a coalyard.
The man spoke to a member of staff at Fergusson Coal in Inverness before producing the weapon.
He fled empty-handed and no one was injured.
The robbery bid happened nearly five months ago on Wednesday, January 11 at 8am.
But after studying CCTV, police released the e-fit. The robber was 6ft-6ft 4in, of medium build, and spoke with a foreign accent.