A transvestite has been caught having sex with a dog in the dry moat of Pendennis Castle, an English Heritage building which overlooks Falmouth Bay in Cornwall.

The breed of the dog in question hasn't been revealed - why not think happy thoughts by looking at Super Pooch instead? (Pic: Alamy)

The 33-year-old cross-dresser was spotted by the animal's owner as she walked around the ancient edifice with a friend earlier this month.

Clad in a black dress, the perpetrator ran away when he realised his canine-canoodling antics had been clocked, but he was restrained by castle staff while the police were called.

After being escorted home, he reportedly made a 'full and frank confession' before being cautioned for outraging public decency.

'Other agencies were liaised with and he was handed over to them,' was the ominous statement to come from the police's spokesperson, while a representative for English Heritage commented: 'This was a very rare incident.'

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