Why hasn't Nessie been found by a scientific survey? Well, the main answer to this is that the Loch itself is a uniquely impenetrable subject. Not only is it extreemly deep (231 metres), but countless small burns flow into it bringing tiny particles of peat which lie in suspension making an underwater visibility of only about 4 inches.

Urquhart Castle

Urquhart Castle (pronounced urkut) (built in the early 1200's, abandoned at the end of the 1600's) is on a promontary about a mile south of Drumnadrochit.

Loch Ness seems to have an unusual brooding quality about it. The surface is always changing; ripples and eddies are formed by the slightest air movements. For 900 years people have looked from this castle window, or ventured through its Water Gate to the loch shore. Some have seen something.....

Fort Augustus

At the south end of the loch at the village of Fort Augustus is a large Benedictine Abbey, part of which has been made into a heritage centre, well worth a visit for its exhibitions of the area's local history and peoples.

Fort Augustus across the south end of Loch Ness

From here on, the road follows the Caledonian Canal, through Glen Mor and along Loch Lochy....beautiful scenery all the way to Fort William.

Fort William is the centre for hikers who want to tackle Britains highest mountain Ben Nevis (4406 ft). There are many walks in the area: a special recomendation; visit An Steall Ban waterfall just south of Ben Nevis.... perhapes the finest waterfall in Scotland.....?!

Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster has eluded man and scientist for centuries! Well, really just since the '30's when a road leading to Loch Ness was opened. Locals in the Loch area have known of a monster living there for ages! As children ( before the '30's ), they were all told not to swim in the Loch because of "Kelpie." The monster has many names like Loch Ness Monster, Nessie, Kelpie and the Gaelic term, Niseag meaning water horse!

The Loch Ness Monster has been seen both in and out of the water! These are links for a complete directory of sightings on land and in the water

All of the sightings both on land and in the water say that the monster is "elephant grey" in color and have 4 feet that look like hoves and a long neck with a head that looks like a horses or camels head! That is strange because most of the water sightings has said that Nessie had flippers!?!

Many different people have claimed to see the monster. So many that it is impossible to ignore by saying that all were drunk, lying or mistaken! The most credible witness was Saint Columbia in the year 565! He was traveling through Scotland's Great Glen converting Picts and Scots into Christians. He was at Loch Ness when the locals were recovering a dead body that had been killed by Nessie while swimming. While a friend swam out to get the victims boat, the Loch Ness Monster rose up. Saint Columbia recalled, "A strange beast rose from the water something like a frog, only it was not a frog!" He them said to Nessie, "Go no further, nor touch that man." The monster was said to have turned around and left!

Loch Ness is a lake that rips Scotland apart from England. It was formed about 10,000 years ago during the last ice age. The Loch is 1 mile deep ( 300 m. ) and 24 miles long ( 40 km. ). It is so cold that drowned bodies sometimes never float to the surface! It has such huge cliffs that the shadows it creates can play tricks on you! Since the Loch is so deep and cold that if a Nessie died, the bones would quickly be disposed of by eels.

Sir Peter Scott, worlds most respected naturalist and leader of the Loch Ness Phenomena Bureau, established in 1962 said that there are definately 20 - 50 of them down there and that they might be a species related to the plesiosaur. If that is true then Nessie in over 70 million years old!

565 a.d.

One of my ancestors was out for a swim one day and bumped into St. Columba who was crossing the loch with his followers.This is the first recorded sighting of our species.

April, 1933

I was spotted by Mr & Mrs John Mackay who were motoring along the loch-side road and saw me basking in the sun in the middle of the loch.

1933

A local chap was walking near Foyers and saw me when I was washing my back.He snapped a photograph.

1934

A motor-cyclist called W. Arthur Grant,who was returning from Inverness, saw me having a stroll along the loch side. I scurried down the bank and disappeared leaving him wondering if it was me or not, and it was.

1934

I was seen having my daily swim on the loch by R.K.Wilson who took this photograph of me which I must say is not very becoming, but is the most famous photograph to date.

The Surgeon's Picture..

I was having a dip at the Fort Augustus end of the loch when I was observed by Brother Richard Horan. He saw me when I was 30 yards out and admired my graceful neck and broad front white stripe.

1955

Mr Peter A. Macnab took a photo of me sunbathing in Urquhart Bay. See 'Searching for Nessie'

Noted Loch Ness author Tim Dinsdale filmed me with his 16 mm cine camera. Sceptics suggested that I looked like a small motor boat but they were proved wrong I'm glad to say.

1976

This year some fools were throwing bacon around my home from a hot air balloon but I didn't appear for them as I don't like bacon.

1982

A big search was made this year for me.This loch was covered from side to side with a line of boats using a thing called sonar but I managed to evade them.

Here is a photo that might be of me but might not..

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