Ghost story of the day

When I was in Scotland, I heard the strange tale of the Black Officer, Captain John MacPherson of Ballochroan. He was called "Black" because of his evil heart and he was the recruting officer who press-ganged the locals into the army. He was said to be in league with the devil which accounted for his great properity in the farming of his lands. On New Year's Eve 1799, a few people were staying with him in a remote lodge on the Gaick estate. There was a knock on the door. The Black Officer answered it and was heard to say, "You have got the wrong year!" The following New Year's Eve, he was back there again and there was an avalanche. The lodge was destroyed. The locals gathered the following day and found bodies of dogs with fierce snarls on their faces. The Black Officer's body was discovered 400 yards from the lodge. The local priest said a prayer but the body could not be lifted, it was so heavy. One of the locals quipped that they'd be better off appealing to the Devil and said a few words. The body could then be lifted with ease.