The judicial records of early 17th-century Inverness preserve the name of Donald Moir, who appeared before the authorities on 2 December 1603. As an inhabitant of the burgh during a period of heightened sensitivity toward the supernatural, Donald was drawn into the rigorous legal scrutiny that characterized the Scottish witch trials. The surviving documentation, filed under case reference C/EGD/2185, marks the formal point at which he entered the records of the Scottish judicial system.
Beyond this administrative entry, the specific details regarding the accusations brought against Donald remain largely obscured by the limitations of the available documentation. While his appearance in the records places him firmly within the historical context of the 1563–1736 witch trials, researchers note that secondary sources referencing this particular case have not been fully verified against the primary evidence. Consequently, Donald remains a brief, recorded figure in the annals of Inverness, representing the many individuals whose lives intersected with the mechanisms of the early modern state during this turbulent era.