Report from Chris Smith
Three sightings of 'Lioness and two cubs' at Farr and Culduthel
From 'Eyewitness Accounts' in Cat Country, The Quest for the British Big Catby Di Francis, David and Charles, 1983
29 th and 30 th September 1977, Farr and Culduthel, Inverness-shire
South of the Moray Firth, on 29 September 1977 Mr John Jenkins, together with his son and nephew, spotted a lioness with two cubs at 5.30 pm. They watched the animals from a distance of about 20 ft in a field at Crask, Farr, 10 miles south of Inverness.
The following day a similar sighting was reported from near Culduthel, Inverness.
Later a report was received by the police that two witnesses had seen three cub-like animals about 5 miles from Farr. The animals were seen in the car's headlights and described as grey in colour with short cat-like faces. The witnesses were both country-bred and stated that the animals were definitely not wild cats, foxes or badgers.
29 th and 30 th September 1977
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