The Beast of Loch Ness
Birth of a Legend
When the Romans first came to northern Scotland in the first century A.D., they found the Highlands occupied by fierce, tattoo-covered tribes they called the Picts, or painted people. From the carved, standing stones still found in the region around Loch Ness, it is clear the Picts were fascinated by animals, and careful to render them with great fidelity. All the animals depicted on the Pictish stones are lifelike and easily recognizable—all but one. The exception is a strange beast with an elongated beak or muzzle, a head locket or spout, and flippers instead of feet. Described by some scholars as a swimming elephant, the Pictish beast is the earliest known evidence for an idea that has held sway in the Scottish Highlands for at least 1,500 years—that Loch Ness is home to a mysterious aquatic animal.
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Nessie: The Loch Ness Monster
Nearly 1000 feet deep and 24 miles long, Scotland's Loch Ness is believed by many to be home to the unidentified aquatic creature affectionately dubbed "Nessie."
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Sea Serpents and Lake Monsters: Legends and Myths, or Reality ?
The vast majority of the earth's oceans and seas are unexplored. Is it really hard to believe that there are creatures that live so far down or in such remote areas, that they are rarely, if ever, seen by humans. The waters of this planet go mostly unexplored. It is very easy to hypothesize that we have not come close to cataloging all the creatures that dwell in these waters. There has been many a sailor who has told stories of seeing strange creatures while on the high seas. Are these just ramblings or are they actual eye witness accounts of creatures yet unknown to science.
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The Skeptic's Dictionary: Loch Ness "monster"
The Loch Ness "monster" -- affectionately known as "Nessie" -- is an alleged plesiosaur-like creature living in Loch Ness, a long, deep lake near Inverness, Scotland. Many sightings of the "monster" have been recorded, going back at least as far as St. Columba, the Irish monk who converted most of Scotland to Christianity in the 6th century. Columba apparently converted Nessie, too; for it is said that until he went out on the waters and soothed the beast, she had been a murderess.
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Water Monster or Wave?
Both Lake Champlain in North America and Loch Ness in Scotland have been the location of many sightings of what appears to be a strange underwater creature. While some cryptozoologists think they may be surviving plesiosaurs from the age of the dinosaurs, a group of physicists believe the sightings at these lakes may be of something else entirely.
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Loch Ness Investigation
Analysing Nessie pictures, searching for evidence, separating fakes from facts.
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Loch Ness Monster called Nessie
The Loch Ness Monster, sometimes called "Nessie" or "Ness" (Scottish Gaelic: Niseag) is a creature or group of creatures said to live in Loch Ness, a deep freshwater loch (lake) near the city of Inverness in northern Scotland. Nessie is generally categorized as a lake monster.
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The The Loch Ness Mystery
Loch Ness is 23 Miles long, 1 Mile wide and averages 700 feet deep, with some parts going down to 754 feet. Visibility is almost zero, due to the peat content of the water.
There either is a "Monster" or there is not. To prove there is no monster is more difficult than proving there is one. Think about it. If there is no monster, how do you prove this? Searches that do not get any results can be dismissed as being unlucky. They searched too small an area, they did not search for long enough, the way they searched frightened the monster off. Just because the search gets no results, does not mean there is no monster. Thus, the continuation of the Loch Ness phenomenon is assured
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Loch Ness, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Loch Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Nis) is a large, deep freshwater lake (known in Scotland as a loch) in the Scottish Highlands, extending for approximately 37 km (23 miles) southwest of Inverness. It is the largest body of water in the geologic fault known as the Great Glen, which runs from Inverness in the north to Fort William in the south. The Caledonian Canal, which links the sea at either end of the Great Glen, uses Loch Ness for part of its route.
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Loch Ness Sea Monster Fossil a Hoax, Say Scientists
The world's favorite monster stole the headlines again this month, when the remains of a giant sea creature were discovered in Scotland's Loch Ness. But instead of hailing the find as possible evidence of the monster's existence, scientists now think it a hoax.
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BBC 'proves' Nessie does not exist
A BBC team says it has shown there is no such thing as the Loch Ness monster.
Using 600 separate sonar beams and satellite navigation technology to ensure that none of the loch was missed, the team surveyed the waters said to hide Scotland's legendary tourist attraction but found no trace of the monster.
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