Merry Christmas to all. I hope you all find some joy in the holidays. I hope for lots of new cryptid sightings in 2024 and a better year for us all.xx
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Christmas Monsters
Christmas is also for Monsters!
Thursday 14 December 2023
Could plans for Loch Linnhe be the end of monster sightings?
End for Loch Linnhe Monster?
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. Plans for the loch could put an end to
food stocks for any marine life .
West
coast locals horrified at inevitable damage to Loch Linnhe
Alarmed locals are calling for government action to halt plans to
create Scotland’s largest fish farm in a loch known for its dolphins, otters,
seals and sea eagles.
Local divers, fishermen, wild swimmers and even a rock band have voiced
opinions and are outraged by Loch Long Salmon’s [LLS] proposals to bring
“semi-closed” fish pens to the renowned shores of Loch Linnhe – using
technology never tested before in the UK.
The eight proposed pens would hold millions of fish – with a total
live weight equivalent to 11,000 cows – and unlike conventional fish farms
would need a large shoreside installation running 24 hours a day in support.
James Standley, a retired professional diver with 25 years of
experience, lives on the boundary of the proposed site, and has raised concerns
about the project’s impact on the loch’s wildlife and surrounding community.
Local
angler David Gunn, who has fished these waters for 61 years, fears the proposed
fish farm will all but end the wild Atlantic Salmon population in the area.
Source:
https://thehighlandtimes.com/community-bands-together-to-stop-mega-fish-farm-plans/
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.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.
This is the last reported sighting :
Unknown said...3 August 2019 at 08:14
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.
translation: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.
Lets hope the local protest
is successful for the sake of all the local wildlife not just the alleged monster.