Sighting of big black cat in Scottish countryside sparks police search

Officers searched an area around a quarry on the outskirts of Forfar following sightings of a creature.

by Julie Gilbert

12:07, 18 Sep 2017Updated12:13, 18 Sep 2017

The big cat was spotted near a quarry(Image: Getty/Google)

Police responded to reports of a big cat seen roaming the Scottish countryside yesterday.

Officers in Angus said that they searched an area around a quarry on the outskirts of Forfar after sightings of a large black cat.

They did not report finding anything.

Angus Police tweeted about the search saying: "Sighting of large black cat near to outskirts of Forfar at quarry.

"Officers have responded and searched the area. #BlackCat #AngusBlackCat "

Quarry on outskirts of Forfar(Image: Google)

Last month what looked a large black cat was captured on camera in fields in Fife.

And in 2015, a big cat-like creature was seen running across a field and slinking into woods on the outskirts of East Lothian.

Black panther (stock pic)(Image: Getty)

Oops.