The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Famous cat’ s former home is up for sale
The home of Scotland’s most famous cat has gone on sale. Hamish Mchamish was a beloved character in St Andrews during his 15 year life.
The ginger cat roamed the town every day, posing for pictures with tourists.
From shops to student flats, his daily meanderings saw him explore nooks and crannies in the Fife coastal town.
A Hamish Mchamish Facebook profile was set up, with messages purportedly composed by the cat recounting his daily adventures.
A local bookshop had a “Hamish recommends” section with seafood cookbooks and fiction featuring cats.
In 2012 Hamish went from local to international fame with the publication of a book, Hamish Mchamish Of St Andrews: Cool Cat About Town.
Eight years later, in 2020, Florida-based Scottish author and artist Robert
Lewis Heron penned a series of illustrated stories about the adventures of Hamish and his friends, the local children of St Andrews.
Hamish died in 2014 aged 15.
Such was his popularity, local people rallied around to raise money for a lasting tribute, and a statue was unveiled in his honour by Fife Provost Jim Leishman in the town’s Church Square.
Now Hamish Mchamish’s former home has gone on
sale. The cat was never famed for being in his home, but he did ostensibly live at 4 Loudens Close.
Just off South Street, in the heart of St Andrews, the B-listed house has two
bedrooms, both with ensuite shower rooms, and a separate studio apartment with its own entrance. The current owners operate the studio as an Airbnb called The Wee Room.
The garden has a headstone that provides a fitting memorial to Hamish.
4 Loudens Close, St Andrews, is on sale for offers over £695,000.