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The Loch Ness Monster (Scottish Gaelic: Uilebheist Loch Nis), [3] also known as Nessie, is a mythical creature in Scottish folklore that is said to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is often described as large, long-necked, and with one or more humps protruding from the water.
Loch Ness is known as the home of the mythical Loch Ness Monster (also known as "Nessie"), a cryptid, reputedly a large unknown animal. It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in Scotland and elsewhere, though its description varies from one account to the next.
Variously described as a walrus, a sturgeon, or as a three-eyed Loch Ness Monster-like creature [42] Lake Nahuel Huapi Río Negro Province and Neuquén Province Argentina: South America: Nahuelito: Plesiosaurs or Loch Ness Monster-like creature. [43] Loch Ness Scotland United Kingdom: Europe: Nessie: Plesiosaurs-like Lake Norman North Carolina USA
The most famous example is the Loch Ness Monster. Depictions of lake monsters are often similar to those of sea monsters. In the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, entities classified as "lake monsters", such as the Scottish Loch Ness Monster, the American Chessie, and the Swedish Storsjöodjuret fall under B11.3.1.1. ("dragon lives in lake").
Articles relating to the Loch Ness Monster (Nessie) and its depictions. It is a mythical creature in Scottish folklore that is said to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands . It is often described as large, long-necked, and with one or more humps protruding from the water.
Almost every sizeable Scottish body of water has a kelpie story associated with it, [11] [38] but the most widely reported is the kelpie of Loch Ness. Several stories of mythical spirits and monsters are attached to the loch's vicinity, dating back to 6th-century reports of Saint Columba defeating a monster on the banks of the River Ness. [45]
Frank Searle (born Eric Frank Searle; 18 March 1921 – 26 March 2005) was an English photographer who studied the disputed existence of the Loch Ness Monster.He took up residence at Loch Ness in 1969 living a frugal existence in a tent looking for definitive proof of the monster's existence.
Attractions include the nearby Urquhart Castle, one of the most visited sites managed by Historic Scotland, and Nessieland, and a "Nessie" themed exhibition about the Loch Ness Monster, the Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition for those wanting a more serious interpretation. The village hosts the Glenurquhart Highland Games at the end of August each ...