Inquiries ongoing into item found near 'murder quarry'

Police say their inquiries are continuing after an item was found almost a month ago near a quarry which has been at the centre of investigations into the murders of a mother and son in the 1970s.

Renee MacRae's car was found on fire in a lay-by near Dalmagarry Quarry, south of Inverness, on 12 November 1976 but there was no sign of her or three-year-old Andrew.

Her lover, William MacDowell, 81, was convicted of their murders in 2022. He died a few months later without revealing where he had disposed of their bodies.

Police Scotland said the item – which the Inverness Courier reported as being a potty and carpet – was found next to the A9 on Thursday 13 March.

A spokesperson said officers' inquiries were continuing.