The source is an index of press headlines, so the detail of each sighting is not known. The claim that the area is home to two animals comes from a 'big cat expert' quoted in a newspaper and is not verified. No animal has been captured. The coordinates are those of Galston.
Beasts & cryptids
Big Cat Reports at Galston and Darvel, 1996 to 2002
Galston and Darvel area
1996 to 2002
- Evidence
- Single witness account
- Access
- Access unrecorded
- Location
- 55.600, -4.380 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)
Sources: Scottish Big Cats, "Big Cat Sightings in Ayrshire" (list of press headlines) [other]
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