The scream was linked by the writer to big cat reports. A separate report of lynx in the glen around 1990 came from a Scottish Natural Heritage contact and a hostel warden, who saw tufted ears at about 60 metres. Foxes and deer can also make very loud calls at night.
Unclassified
The Unearthly Scream in Glen Affric, 1980
Hills near Glen Affric and Cannich
End of July or early August 1980
- Evidence
- Single witness account
- Access
- Public footpath only
- Location
- 57.264, -4.999 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)
Sources: Scottish Big Cats archive, Unearthly screams heard in Glen Affric [other]; Scottish Big Cats archive, Lynx in Glen Affric [other]
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