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Ness monster in Scotland. As a child I eventually figured out that humans cannot make mother in laws or
cars disappear out of thin air, but this particular episode did peak my curiosity if the legendary Loch Ness
monster has ever existed.
As the years went by I gathered much information about the Loch Ness monster that supposedly resides in
the Loch Ness Lake. This is a long, deep lake near Inverness, Scotland that is very cold all year long. Many
sightings of the deep sea looking creature 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.
The first modern sighting occurred on May 2, 1933. The newspaper Inverness Courier carried a story of
Mr. and Mrs. John Mackay, who reportedly saw "an enormous animal rolling and plunging on the surface."
This report became a media sensation with London papers sending reporters to Scotland and a circus,
even offering a reward of 20,000 pounds for capture of the monster. Eventually the monster was
affectionately named “Nessie” but alas to date, has never been captured.
Other recorded sightings that claim they are the first witnesses include: Mr. Spicer and his wife, on a July
day 1933 who were driving down a road between the Loch Ness side villages. They viewed a large clumsy
animal with a long neck crossing the road ahead that was 20 yards from the water. The monster seemed to
disappear into the bushes without a trace.
The legend of Loch Ness became very famous and aroused many believers with an alleged photograph of
Nessie taken on April 19, 1934, by R.K. Wilson, a Surgeon. The photograph shows a large creature with
a long neck gliding through the water. Many years later in 1994, Marmaduke Wetherell claimed to have faked
the famous photo after being hired by the Daily Mail to track down Nessie and he also claimed that Wilson
did not take the photo.
Some modern day scientist state that it would be impossible to capture a view of this creature due to the
enormity of the Loch Ness Lake. Loch Ness has a larger volume of water than any other Scottish lake. It is
approximately 250m deep and the lake keeps at a consistent cold temperature year round. The lake plunges
vertically down very deep and is unsafe for swimmers.
Other scientists and skeptics argue that the Loch Ness lake is too cold for the reported reptilian creature;
although some claim that Nessie may be a descendant of a Plesiosaur dinosaur that were warm blooded
animals. Other arguments include that there probably would have been more sightings due to the time that
the animal would need to spent on the surface to breath oxygen. Others speculate that sightings may have
been caused by underwater waves, which could distort the waters to look like a unexplainable animal.
A research team that has studied the possibilities of findings Nessie is Operation Deepscan developed by
Adrian Shine head of the Loch Ness project teamed up with Darrell Laurence, head of Laurence
Electronics. Some claim that this operation is to be the largest and most extensive search establishment for
the Loch Ness monster. The team thought that Loch Ness would be good testing site for his sonar units
and so they set up 16 sonar units that would record anything seen in the depths of the Loch Ness Lake.
Findings can be referenced with referred sites listed below.
Adrian, who has been studying the Loch Ness story for twenty –five years stated that theories include
that the monster could be a Baltic sturgeon or a primitive fish with a snout and spines weighing as much as
450 pounds. Italian geologist Luigi Piccardi also explains that the lakes seismic rumblings far below the
Loch Ness Lake are causing the rolling waves, deep moans that may be explained as the “Loch Ness.”
Even though, Nessie has not been physically discovered, the legend has become a huge attraction and
economical boost for Scotland. Many hotels, boating tours have made great profits from visitors and
merchants have sold countless related paraphernalia such as stuffed animals and Nessie clothes.
The Loch Ness monster may be one of those unexplainable phenomena that bring fun to the imagination
and curiosity that breed and peak the interest of young new scientists.
Listed below are some good sites that include links to web-cams of the Loch Ness in addition to many
personal stories and accounts listed throughout the years.
Referred and Referenced Sites:
http://www.nessie.co.uk
http://skepdic.com/nessie.html
http://www.crystalinks.com/loch_ness.html
http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/monster.html
http://www.strangemag.com/nessie.home.html
http://www.unmuseum.org/lochness.htm
http://www.lochnesscottage.com/loch-ness.asp
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