St Columba the Irish missionary who brought Christianity to Scotland is said to be the first person to have encountered the Loch Ness monster. The story goes that on August 22, 565 the saint banished a ferocious "water beast" to the depths of the River Ness after it had killed a Pict and then tried to attack Columba's disciple.
The legend of the Loch Ness monster, also known as "Nessie," is said to have begun with a newspaper article published on May 2, 1933, in the Inverness Courier. The article was written by Alex Campbell, a local reporter and water bailiff, who recounted a sighting of "a beast" in Loch Ness by unnamed locals about two weeks earlier. The article generated a great deal of interest and speculation about the possibility of a mysterious creature living in the depths of the Loch.
The legend of the Loch Ness monster, also known as "Nessie," is said to have begun with a newspaper article published on May 2, 1933, in the Inverness Courier. The article was written by Alex Campbell, a local reporter and water bailiff, who recounted a sighting of "a beast" in Loch Ness by unnamed locals about two weeks earlier. The article generated a great deal of interest and speculation about the possibility of a mysterious creature living in the depths of the Loch.
Interest in the Loch Ness monster was heightened by a sighting on July 22, 1933, when George Spicer and his wife saw "a most extraordinary form of animal" cross the road in front of their car.
The following year the "Surgeon's Photograph," a photo by London gynaecologist Robert Kenneth Wilson purportedly showing the monster (later revealed to be a hoax), was published in the Daily Mail on April 21, 1934.
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The earliest recorded use of 'Nessie' as an affectionate name for the Loch Ness Monster was in the Baltimore Sun in 1945.
On October 11, 1987, an investigation using £1 million worth of sonar equipment failed to find any evidence for the Loch Ness monster.
Steve Feltham holds the Guinness World Record for the longest Loch Ness Monster search, having been camped at Loch Ness since 1991.
In 2009, a search of Loch Ness for the monster located 100,000 golf balls but no beast.
2013 was the first year no one has seen the Loch Ness monster since 1933.
Scotland has an official contingency plan in case they ever catch the Loch Ness Monster.
Loch Ness is 23 miles long, one mile wide and 51 feet above sea level.
Loch Ness is so deep that it contains more fresh water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined.
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