Loch Ness Monster
The Loch Ness monster often known as Nessie, is an alleged plesiosaur-like creature living in Loch Ness, a deep long 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.
The modern legend of Nessie begins in 1934 with Dr. Robert Kenneth Wilson, a London physician, who allegedly photographed a plesiosaur-like beast with a long neck emerging from the murky waters of Loch ness. That photo created quite a fuss. Before the photo, Loch Ness was the stuff of myth and legend. The locals knew the ancient history of the sea serpent. But people came to the lake more to sit back and relax than to go on expeditions looking for mythical beasts. After the photo, the scientific experts were called in. First, they examined the photo itself. Could it be a plesiosaur, a tree trunk or an otter.
The modern legend of Nessie begins in 1934 with Dr. Robert Kenneth Wilson, a London physician, who allegedly photographed a plesiosaur-like beast with a long neck emerging from the murky waters of Loch ness. That photo created quite a fuss. Before the photo, Loch Ness was the stuff of myth and legend. The locals knew the ancient history of the sea serpent. But people came to the lake more to sit back and relax than to go on expeditions looking for mythical beasts. After the photo, the scientific experts were called in. First, they examined the photo itself. Could it be a plesiosaur, a tree trunk or an otter.
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