Artist 'gutted' after fibreglass cow Windy stolen near Dunblane

Windy was wearing a witch's hat made from a traffic cone when she was stolen.

A Dunblane artist says she is "absolutely gutted" after her fibreglass Highland cow called Windy was stolen from a field.

Windy was wrenched from its concrete base at Mains of Balhaldie on 3 or 4 November before being lifted over two fences and driven away.

Owner Sarah Spofforth-McOuat said she was still upset over the "blatant" theft.

Police have appealed for any information on Windy's whereabouts.

Sarah said: "We put her there as a landmark because no one could ever find the farm or my painting workshops.

"It became a bit of A9 fun and we'd dress her up, like at Halloween. When she got stolen she had a witch's hat on."

Sarah Spofforth-McOuat runs painting workshops from the farm

Sarah said Windy was based on a full-sized Highland cow and the thieves would have needed a jackhammer to free her from the concrete base.

She said: "It would have taken a group, my husband reckons possibly four people to lift her.

"It was a fibreglass model, so she was heavy.

"Basically, they had to lift her over two fences, one barbed wire, then I think she was possibly dragged along the grass verge."

Sarah said there had been two potential sightings of the thieves.

A van was seen driving "too slow for the A9" near the farm at about 06:00 on 4 November, two hours before the theft was discovered.

Sarah said there was also a possible sighting of Windy on the back of a truck heading towards Dundee.

She said she hoped Windy would be found soon.

Sarah said: "The comments on Facebook are from people who are really sad, I think she made people smile when they went past."