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In August 27, 1930 3 fishermen reported seeing a disturbance in the water. The men watched as a creature 20 feet long approached their boat throwing water in the air. As it passes them, its wake caused their boat to rock violently. The men were convinced that a living creature caused the disturbance. Following the story, the newspaper received several letters from people claiming also to have seen a strange creature in the Loch.
The most famous encounter was perhaps in April 28 1933. On that day Mr. and Mrs. Spicer, returning from a trip to London, saw a monster that “resembled a whale” cross the road, with an animal in his jaws, and submerge in the lake. This incident drew the attention of the world press as national and international news teams visited the loch for a glimpse of the beast. The hoax temptation was too strong as entrepreneurs created fraudulent evidence such as photographs and cine film of a monstrous creature swimming in the loch.
In 1934 RK Wilson produced a photograph still undisputed with the head and neck of the monster. A further sighting in April 1960 by Tim Dunstall drew attention again by producing a 16mm film containing images of something swimming across the loch; skeptics tell us it is a small boat, believers, that it is the monster. There have been many expeditions since, but none as successful as to prove its existence. Also the many sightings, photos and films, have been inconclusive.
Number of sightings (1963-1971)
1963 - 40
1964 - 18
1965 - 9
1966 - 29
1967 - 14
1968 - 14
1970 - 17
1971 - 18
Loch Ness Phenomena Investigation Bureau
Purported sightings on land
Name: Duncan Campbell
Date: 1527
Location: Not known
Description: A terrible beast seen on the loch shore.
Name: Group of children
Date: 1879
Location: North shore
Description: Small head on long neck turning from side to side. Grey in
colour.
Name: E.H. Bright
Date: 1880
Location: Drumnadrochit
Description: Monster left wooded area and waddled to water on 4 legs.
Long neck, dark grey in colour.
Name: Gypsy woman
Date: 1890
Location: North shore
Description: No details but she took detour over hills so she never
passed same place again.
Name: William MacGruer
Date: 1912
Location: Inchnacardoch Bay
Description: Animal with long legs looking like a camel with a long neck
moved into loch and vanished. Yellow in colour.
Name: Mrs. Peter Cameron
Date: 1919
Location: Not known
Description: Head like a camel on long neck with 4 limbs. Camel like
colour.
Name: Alfred Cruickshank
Date: April 1923
Location: Invermoriston
Description: While driving down road saw a monster with body 3 to
3.6m long with a 3m tail. It had a arched back and 4 webbed, elephant
like legs. Khaki green in colour.
Name: Alec Muir
Date: 1930's
Location: Inverfarigaig
Description: Large beast crossed road in front of car
Name: School children
Date: 1930's
Location: Urquhart Bay
Description: Horrifying animal seen moving from swamp area in
Urquhart Bay into loch.
Name: Mrs. Eleanor Price-Hughes
Date: 1933
Location: Not known
Description: Large creature emerged from bushes and vanished into
loch.
Name: Col. L. MCP Fordyce
Date: April 1933
Location: Near Foyers
Description: Like cross between a large horse and camel with hump on
its back. Small head on long neck. Grey in colour.
Name: George Spicer
Date: July 1933
Location: Between Dores and Foyers
Description: Large creature crossed road 140m in front of car. Thick
body with long neck. Grey 7.5m long. Moved in a jerky movement then
slided into loch.
Name: Mrs. M.F. MacLennan
Date: August 1933
Location: Dores
Description: Dark grey mass on beach 6 to 7.5m long. Several humps
with short, thick legs.
Name: Mrs. Ried
Date: December 1933
Location: Inverfarigaig
Description: Seen resting on shore. hairy body with thick mane on neck.
Size of hippopotamus. Large, round head with short thick legs.
Name: Arthur Grant
Date: January 1934
Location: Abriachan
Description: Small eel like head on long neck. Bulky, 4.5 to 6m long
body with 2 humps and 1.5m long tail. Black or dark brown, 4 flipper
like legs.
Name: Jean MacDonald and Patricia Harvey
Date: February 1934
Location: Inchnacardoch Bay
Description: Seen crossing a stream in moonlight. Thick, dark body
tapering toward tail - lighter underneath. 4 thick, short legs. Body about
3m long.
Name: Miss Margaret Munro
Date: June 1934
Location: Borlum Bay
Description: Seen on shingle beach. Large body with giraffe like neck
with small head. Dark grey body. 2 short forelegs or flippers.
Name: Torquil Macleod
Date: February 1960
Location: Opposite the Horse Shoe
Description: Grey/black mass with elephant like trunk. Pair of front
paddles in all 13.5m long.
Name: L.N.I.
Date: June 1963
Location: Seen from Achnahannet
Description: Seen and filmed on shore 4km away. Film no good
because of distance but guessed at body of 5m long.
Purported sightings in water
Name: Hugh Gray
Date: 12 November 1933
Location: Mouth of River Foyers
Description: Large body 60 to 90cms above water causing great
disturbance.
Comment: Nothing clear can be seen. Mr. Gray estimated it to be 12m
long. Took 5 pictures - 4 blank.
Name: Robert Kenneth Wilson
Date: 19 April 1934
Location: 2.4km north of Invermoriston
Description: Head and neck above water, then diving.
Comment: 4 pictures taken - 1st one is the classical head and
neck the 2nd is showing 'Nessie' diving.
Name: Sir Edward Mountain's Expedition
Date: 13 July 1934 for 5 weeks
Location: Various palces
Description: 21 pictures taken
Comment: Best picture showing 3.6m hump 100-150m away,
throwing up great spray.
Name: F.C. Adams
Date: 24 August 1934
Location: Not known
Description: Long, dark object with flipper
Comment: Flipper like object looks like dolphin or whale.
Name: Lachlan Stuart
Date: 14 July 1951
Location: Whitefield - opposite Urquhart Castle
Description: 3 humps. Triangular. Seen on picture.
Comment: Long head and neck seen ducking underwater
15.5 - 17m overall.
Name: Peter Macnab
Date: 29 July 1955
Location: Urquhart Bay
Description: 2 long, dark humps seen in bay
Comment: Humps 12m long seen while taking picture
of Urquhart Castle.
Name: H.L. Cockrell
Date: 1958
Location: Middle of loch off Invermoriston
Description: Long object laying on the loch
Comment: Large flat head 1.3m long seen before photo taken.
Name: Peter O'Connor
Date: 27 May 1960
Location: Near Foyers
Description: Large hump 5m long
Comment: Head on strong neck attached to large hump.
Name: Maurice Burton
Date: 22 June 1960
Location: Foyers
Description: Picture shows ring of ripples
Comment: Though to be otter under surface.
Name: R.H. Lowrie
Date: 7 August 1960
Location: Mid loch near Dores
Description: Picture shows 2 wakes
Comment: Green and brown object of12m long seen.
Also seen by Mr. & Mrs Torquil Macleod on land.
Name: Peter Hodge
Date: 21 May 1964
Location: Off Achnahannet
Description: V wake moving away from camera
Comment: Calm surface seen with other people
60cm pillar like object.
Name: Patrick W. Sandeman
Date: 20 August 1966
Location: Not known
Description: V wash
Comment: V wake on calm loch
Name: Peter Dobbie
Date: 15 July 1967
Location: Urquhart Bay
Description: V wake with small object at head.
Comment: Smooth black tail rising and falling.
Name: Frank Searle
Date: 21 October 1972 - 26 February 1976
Location: Various locations
Descriptions: Pictures of various things
Comment: Now believed to be hoaxed.
Name: Alan Wilkins
Date: 18 July 1975
Location: Invermoriston
Description: Shows long, dark line
Comment: Black shape seen through binoculars.
Name: Anthony Nicol Shiels
Date: 21 may 1977
Location: Taken from Urquhart Castle
Description: Head and neck 11.5 metre high
Comment: 2 pictures taken - head turns between shots.
Name: Geoffrey Watson
Date: 3 September 1978
Location: No details
Description: No details
Comment: No details
Name: Alexander Williams
Date: September 1981
Location: Not known
Description: Not published
Comment: Taken while out fishing.
Name: Jennifer Bruce
Date: 1982
Location: Urquhart Bay
Description: Head and neck sticking out of water.
Comment: Nothing seen when picture taken.
Name: Not known
Date: 12 August 1992
Location: 2 miles from fort Augustus
Description: Wake with object at head.
Comment: Head and neck seen then 4 or 5 humps.
Name: Edna MacInnes
Date: 22June 1993
Location: Near Dores
Description: Pictures show wakes moving down loch.
Comment: Object seen from both sides of loch.
Name: James Brown
Date: 26 August 1994
Location: 2.5km north of Fort Augustus
Description: Black object moving across loch.
Comment: 1.2m wide, 1.8m long oval body.
Name: Lorna Taylor
Date: September 1995
Location: Near Urquhart Castle
Description: Head neck and body seen rising out of loch.
Comment: Nothing seen when picture taken
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Re: nessie
Loch Ness is located in the North of Scotland and is one of a series of interlinked lochs (Oich, Lochy)that run along the Great Glen. The Great Glen is a distinctive incision that splits Scotland in two from the East to the West coast and represents a large geological fault zone.The interlinking was completed in the 19th century following the completion of the Caledonian Canal.
The lake, created by a glacier, is the largest body of fresh water in Britain. It is almost 2 km (1 mile) wide and 39 km (24 miles) long. It has been estimated that the loch contains a volume of 263 billion cubic feet of freshwater. To a person standing at one end, the lake would appear to go on forever. The depth has not been determined but is estimated to be as much as 274 m (900 ft). The water becomes very murky at around 10 m (30 ft) and practically impenetrable by light. The murkiness is generally caused by peat from local bogs. Due to its great depth Loch Ness never freezes.
PICTURE TAKEN BY KENNETH WILSON ON APRIL 19TH,1934
Description
Despite a few inconsistencies and variations, Nessie is usually described as a creature with two humps, a tail, a long, snake-like neck and a small head.
A V-shaped was often mentioned, as well as a "gaping red mouth" and horns or antennae on the top of the creature's head. It is popularly believed to be female.
The creature glides just under the surface for a time and then submerges back into the deep. The monster is reportedly 10 to 15 m (30 to 50 ft) long.
Folklore
Carvings of this unidentified animal, made by the ancient inhabitants of the Scottish Highlands some 1,500 years ago, are the earliest evidence that Loch Ness harbors a strange aquatic creature.
Alleged reference sources of the sixteenth century indicate the presence of a strange creature dwelling within the loch, often wreaking carnage and havoc among the local community.
In 565 AD St Columba, the Irishman celebrated for bringing Christianity to Scotland, was the first to have witnessed the monster when it attempted to take the life of a brother monk swimming in the River Ness.
The monster is said to have disappeared when St Columba made the sign of the cross and shouted out “Go no further, nor touch the man! Go back!” 'Vita Sancti Columbae' (Adamnan).
In mythology, this tale is a classic of the great cosmic fight between Man and the evil forces often symbolized by a Dragon or a Snake. Many saints were associated with the sanity act against dragons (St Georges, St Marthe, …)
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Re: nessie
RADAR SIGHTINGS
Date: 1954
Investigators: Captain Donald MacLean & Mate Peter Anderson
Type of Equipment: Messrs. Kelvin & Hughes, Marine Echo Sounder
Type of Experiment: Peterhead drifter Rival III; ordinary depth sounding
Significant Results: Inconclusive
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Date: 1960 to 1972
Investigators: Miscellaneous vessels passing through Loch Ness
Type of Equipment: Depth recorders of various manufacturers
Type of Experiment: Ordinary depth sounding
Significant Results: Inconclusive
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Date: 1960 June to July
Investigators: Dr Peter F Baker & Mark Westwood
Type of Equipment: Basdic Frequency 38kHz
Type of Experiment: Preliminary survey
Significant Results: None
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Date: 1961
Investigators: Birmingham University Loch Ness Expedition
Type of Equipment: No Information
Type of Experiment: Vertical echo sounding from surface
Significant Results: None
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Date: 1962 July to August
Investigators: Oxford and Cambridge Loch Ness Expedition, Dr Peter F Baker and team
Type of Equipment: Three Basdic Units (Simrad of Oslo, Norway) Frequency 28kHz
Type of Experiment: A. Single moving craft traverse B. Shore-based sonar gate C. Moving sonar curtain
Significant Results: Inconclusive (possibly none)
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Date: 1968 April
Investigators: Birmingham University, Prof D Gordon Tucker, Dr Hugh Braithwaite, Dr D J Creasy and team
Type of Equipment: Digital Sonar developed by Birmingham University. Frequency 50kHz
Type of Experiment: Fixed sonar screen, shore-based
Significant Results: Positive
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Date: 1968 August
Investigators: Same Birmingham Team
Type of Equipment: Digital Sonar developed by Birmingham University. Frequency 50kHz
Type of Experiment: Fixed sonar screen, shore-based
Significant Results: Positive
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Date: 1969
Investigators: Same Birmingham Team, except cooperation with Plessey Ltd. team
Type of Equipment: Digital Sonar developed by Birmingham University. Frequency 50kHz
Type of Experiment: Fixed sonar, shore-based
Significant Results: None
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Date:1969 June to August
Investigators: Vickers, Ltd., R W Eastaugh and team
Type of Equipment: Western Marine Electronics SS100; Frequency 155kHz
Type of Experiment: Mobile mode, sonar aboard Pisces submarine
Significant Results: Positive
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Date: 1969 May
Investigators: LNIB Ltd., Major Eustace Maxwell, David James, Lord Richard Percy, Dr Ian Lyster
Type of Equipment: Marconi Depth Sounder Raytheon Model 729 Fathometer; Seascribe Depth Finder
Type of Experiment: Drifter Penorva mobile mode from surface craft
Significant Results: None
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Date: 1969 September
Investigators: Independant Television (ITN) sponsorship. Plessey Ltd. (in cooperation with Birmingham Tucker Team)
Type of Equipment: Plessey Model 195; Frequency 10kHz
Type of Experiment: Stationary vessel in middle of Loch; 5 kilowatts of audible sonic energy projected
Significant Results: None
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Date: 1969 September to October
Investigators: World Book Encyclopaedia Griffis Foundation, LNIB Ltd., Robert Love & team, Captain Don Boddington
Type of Equipment: Honeywell Scanar II; Frequency 100kHz
Type of Experiment: Mobile search mode made from surface vessel Rangitea
Significant Results: Positive
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Date: 1970 September
Investigators: Birmingham University Prof D Gordon Tucker, Dr Hugh Braithwaite, Dr D J Creasy and team
Type of Equipment: Digital Sonar developed by Birmingham University; Frequency 50kHz
Type of Experiment: Fixed sonar screen, shore-based
Significant Results: Positive results not published
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Date: 1970 August to November
Investigators: World Book Encyclopaedia, Carl Byoir and Associates, LNIB Ltd., Robert Love and team, Captain James Skinner
Type of Equipment: Honeywell II; Frequency 100kHz
Type of Experiment: Mobile search mode made from surface vessel Rangitea
Significant Results: Positive
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Date: 1970 September
Investigators: Academy of Applied Science, Robert Rines, Martin Klein and team
Type of Equipment: Klein Associates Model MK - 300 Side Scan; Frequency 50kHz
Type of Experiment:A. Fixed mode from shore-base B. Towed mode from surface craft
Significant Results: Both Positive
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Date: 1972 August
Investigators: Academy of Applied Science, Robert Rines and Team
Type of Equipment: Raytheon Depth Finder Model DE - 725C; Frequency 200kHz
Type of Experiment: Fixed surface operation
Significant Results: Positive
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http://www.camvista.com/scotland/highlands/lochness.php
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