Do big cats really prowl in Sir Paul McCartney’s backyard?
Kintyre group secures £150,000 as part of search for the elusive Scottish big cat. 15 April 2009 13:53 PM Environmentalists have secured £150,000 to help determine – once and for all – if big cats exist in and around the Scottish home of Sir Paul McCartney. Sir Paul has a farmhouse on Kintyre, Arygllshire, which he famously immortalised with the single Mull of Kintyre. Now the peninsula is getting a reputation for big four-legged creatures. A number of sightings of a large black cat have been reported at Machrihanish – on the southern tip – and other places on Kintyre over the last few years. The big cat claims have now prompted a formal fact-finding mission. The survey will focus on the 88-mile stretch from Tarbert to Southend known as the Kintyre Way. Locals and visitors alike will be asked to report sightings of big cats along the route. The Kintyre Way Big Cat survey is part of a broader biodiversity project to improve the route. The £150,000 package includes contributions from Sco
