The Loch Ness Monster: The Evidence

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a b Baillie, Claire (27 August 2013). "New photo of Loch Ness Monster sparks debate". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 . Retrieved 25 September 2013. Is the story of Nessie true? That is, had an evil monster lived in a lonely Scottish lake at one time and was it dispelled by the spiritual authority of a holy man? Sure. Why not? If this story was about a holy person exorcising a powerful demon, very few Christians would deny its veracity as in the cases of St. Anthony of Egypt or St. Francis of Assisi's struggles with such infernal creatures. Alistair, Munro. "Loch Ness Monster: George Edwards 'faked' photo". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015 . Retrieved 5 June 2015. Nessie sightings". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019 . Retrieved 21 April 2015.

A large European eel was an early suggestion for what the "monster" was. Eels are found in Loch Ness, and an unusually large one would explain many sightings. [118] Dinsdale dismissed the hypothesis because eels undulate side to side like snakes. [119] Sightings in 1856 of a "sea-serpent" (or kelpie) in a freshwater lake near Leurbost in the Outer Hebrides were explained as those of an oversized eel, also believed common in "Highland lakes". [120] Having sparked world interest in his famous film, Tim published his story and research into Nessie the following year. A popular book that went through various reprints and at least two revisions up to 1982. Tim Dinsdale is the Loch Ness Monster's most prolific author with four titles. a b "Tourist Says He's Shot Video of Loch Ness Monster". Fox News. Associated Press. 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013 . Retrieved 28 April 2010. Adamnan says of Columba: “He was angelic in appearance, graceful in speech, holy in work” (Praef., II). His voice was strong, sweet, and sonorous, capable at times of being heard at a great distance.Tim Dinsdale (1975) Project Water Horse. The true story of the monster quest at Loch Ness (Routledge & Kegan Paul) ISBN 0-7100-8030-1 Though still holding to his invertebrate theory, Holiday began to venture into the paranormal with this book as he explored his theory about long past dragon and disc cults in Britain and their connection. As far as I know, only Holiday called Nessie a dragon (though she was always referred to as a kelpie or similar in the Highlands). One of the first to systematically investigate the Loch Ness Monster, Gould set off from Inverness on a motorcycle on 14 November, 1938 and circled the Loch twice over a period of days. He interviewed as many witnesses as possible, including the Spicers, and investigated various theories for the sightings, such as the idea that the monster was a prehistoric creature, or perhaps a normal sea animal that had swum into the loch by accident.

Harvey, Alex . Alex Harvey Presents The Loch Ness Monster. K-Tel Records, 1977. (Republished by VoicePrint Records, 2009) The earliest written reference to a monster in Loch Ness is a 7th-century biography of Saint Columba, the Irish missionary who introduced Christianity to Scotland. In A.D. 565, according to the biographer, St. Columba was on his way to visit the king of the northern Picts near Inverness when he stopped at Loch Ness to confront a beast that had been killing people in the lake. Surprisingly, we actually know a great deal that is verifiable by other sources about this itinerant Irish monk. St. Columba, Abbot of Iona, was born in Garten, County Donegal, Ireland on Dec. 7, 521.

Known fakes and hoaxes

You may also notice I might be a bit hard on some sceptical minded books, but that's because I am biased (as they are). Also, do not equate sceptical books with critical thinking books because you will find that class of analysis across both genres (to varying degrees). Photographic image". Archived from the original on 29 August 2011 . Retrieved 18 April 2017. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) Campbell, Steuart (14 April 2013). "Say goodbye to Loch Ness mystery". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019 . Retrieved 18 January 2020. It's that two humped beastie again and you can guess who features strongly inside. Another tourist booklet for the area with Frank Searle's stuff used as the attractant. In July 2015 three news outlets reported that Steve Feltham, after a vigil at the loch that was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records, theorised that the monster is an unusually large specimen of Wels catfish ( Silurus glanis), which may have been released during the late 19th century. [129] [130] [131] Other resident animals

As with all genres, Nessie has had her share of the good, the bad and the ugly. In fact, I suggest no one should bother writing a book on the Loch Ness Monster unless it fulfills four criteria. Whyte, Constance, More Than a Legend: The Story of the Loch Ness Monster, London, Hamish Hamilton, 1957

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Meredith accompanied Rines and his Academy of Applied Science team to Loch Ness with the New York Times in 1976. This is the group's account of that time and their other work up to that point in time. Wakes have been reported when the loch is calm, with no boats nearby. Bartender David Munro reported a wake he believed was a creature zigzagging, diving, and reappearing; there were reportedly 26 other witnesses from a nearby car park. [99] [ bettersourceneeded] Although some sightings describe a V-shaped wake similar to a boat's, [107] others report something not conforming to the shape of a boat. [59] Trees a b c "Martin Klein Home" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 August 2020 . Retrieved 24 February 2020. Gross, Jenny (5 October 2013). "Latest Loch Ness 'Sighting' Causes a Monstrous Fight". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015 . Retrieved 5 June 2015. Bressan, David (30 June 2013). "The Earth-shattering Loch Ness Monster that wasn't". Scientific American Blog Network. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022 . Retrieved 12 April 2022.

But perhaps the most important effect of Whyte's book was to turn the tide of public opinion. Long dismissed as fodder for "silly season" press reports, Nessie was finally considered a subject worthy of serious scientific investigation. In the span of a decade, beginning in 1958, four separate expeditions were launched, first by the BBC, then by three respected British universities: Oxford, Cambridge, and the University of Birmingham. Rather than scanning the surface with binoculars and cameras, as the amateur investigators had, these expeditions came equipped with sonar, a military technology that used sound to search the underwater environment. Though the expeditions found nothing conclusive, in each case the sonar operators detected large, moving underwater objects they could not explain. (To learn how sonar works, see Experiment with Sonar.) Searle, Maddy (3 February 2017). "Adrian Shine on making sense of the Loch Ness monster legend". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020 . Retrieved 18 January 2020. Alten, Steve (2005). The Loch. Mayfield Heights, Ohio: Tsunami Books. ISBN 0-9761659-0-2. OCLC 58676841. a b c "The Loch Ness Monster and the Surgeon's Photo". Museumofhoaxes.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014 . Retrieved 28 May 2009. Nessie's Secret Revealed". yowieocalypse.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015 . Retrieved 3 January 2015.He was said to have an Irish temper and often got his Irish up. But after all, you can't rid a lake of evil, ravenous monsters by gently listening to their feelings and singing “Kumbaya.” Let's be content in accepting this delightful story about an historically-verifiable holy man who labored tirelessly in the Lord's vineyard for the greater part of his life and for the greater glory of God. On 3 August 2012, skipper George Edwards claimed that a photo he took on 2 November 2011 shows "Nessie". Edwards claims to have searched for the monster for 26 years, and reportedly spent 60 hours per week on the loch aboard his boat, Nessie Hunter IV, taking tourists for rides. [70] Edwards said, "In my opinion, it probably looks kind of like a manatee, but not a mammal. When people see three humps, they're probably just seeing three separate monsters." [71] The deaths that resulted from these two prolonged conflicts brought St. Columba under heavy criticism. In fact, a synod of local clerics and scholars threatened to excommunicate him for these deaths, but St. Brendan of Birr defended him. There are plenty of Loch Ness books which do not fulfill these criteria, but I still buy them anyway!