Loch Linnhe is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. It is
about 50 kilometres (31 miles ) long and about 2km (1 and 1/5 miles) wide It opens into the Firth of Lorne at its
south-western end and the
town of Fort William lies at the northeast end of the loch, at the mouth of the
River Lochy.
There have been several reports of a creature in the
Loch over the years. The first documented sighting appears to be in the 1940’s.A
witness said that she had seen a creature with a long neck swimming in the
loch. It was dark brown, had small black eyes, and stubby rounded
horns.
In June 1954, a Mr. Eric Robinson said he observed
three humps which he estimated were moving at 30 mph and the water was
churning behind the creature. He only saw it for a few minutes.
In June 1964, 10 years later a Mrs. Preston saw the head and neck of a creature in the Loch.
In June 1964, 10 years later a Mrs. Preston saw the head and neck of a creature in the Loch.
Then in July 1967, John Rankin Muir, William S. Muir, and others
said they saw a snake like head and neck
with two or three humps. They watched for approximately 10 minutes.
There are ample fish stocks in the Loch .The
southern end around Lismore is known for
big pollack, giant skate, wrasse and
conger eels and during the summer months people
expect to see shoals of mackerel, porpoises, dolphins and even occasionally a Minke whale.
The Loch Linnhe Artificial Reef was completed in
2006,to study tides I presume but as far as I am aware its construction did not
prompt an appearance of the monster.
The Loch is open to the sea and as it attracts
dolphins etc , it could have been a shoal of these that people have seen or
some other large marine creature passing through. As Fort William is a popular
tourist area it would be expected that photos would appear of the creature or
more sightings would be reported. Perhaps there was a creature in the Loch but it has long since passed out into the sea.
If anyone knows of any recent sightings please post a comment.
Dos familias españolas (4 adultos y 4 niños) hemos visitado Escocia durante 9 días. En el camino entre Glencoe y Fort William paramos en un área de descanso para admirar las vistas del fiordo Linnhe. 4 niños y 2 adultos vimos avanzar por el fiordo, en dirección a Fort William, la cabeza por fuera del agua de un animal que avanzaba rápido. Poco tiempo después se sumergió mediante un movimiento circular dejando ver lo que pareció un largo cuello.
ReplyDeletetranslation:Two Spanish families (4 adults and 4 children) have visited Scotland for 9 days. On the road between Glencoe and Fort William we stop at a rest area to admire the views of the Linnhe Fjord. 4 children and 2 adults saw the fjord move towards Fort William, head out of the water of an animal that was moving fast. A short time later he submerged himself in a circular motion, revealing what looked like a long neck.
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