Report from George Markie
Large Black cat seen at Cannich
From 'Eyewitness Accounts' in Cat Country, The Quest for the British Big Catby Di Francis, David and Charles, 1983
August 1976, Cannich, Inverness-shire
... a report from and elderly lady, Miss Jessie Chisholm, who lives in an isolated cottage adjacent to the forestry plantation at Cannich in Inverness-shire. One August evening in 1976, she heard a lot of noise coming from her hens and went out to investigate the disturbance. She was amazed to see a beautiful pure black cat, larger than a labrador dog. She watched it from a distance of about 2 1/2 yards as it stared at her for about two minutes. It appeared to be moulting and had a thick tail which was longer than its body."
August 1976
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