Loch Ness monster

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As an X-file from an earlier era, when fringe theories about UFOs, crop circles or the Loch Ness monster were quarantined as tabloid fodder, the lore around the wilderness footage seems quaint by today’s standards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Monster hunters are gathering in northern Scotland this weekend for what is being billed as the biggest search for the Loch Ness monster in 50 years.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2023

According to Sotheby’s, many have drawn comparisons between plesiosaurs and the Loch Ness monster of Scottish folklore, as the plesiosaur’s long neck, small head and flippers mirror recorded descriptions of the fabled monster.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2023

Instead, the hunt for the Loch Ness monster was behind the match.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2023

“My sister. Her name was Skye. She drowned when I was only two. She was eleven. We were at Loch Ness when it happened, on holiday. You know, of Loch Ness monster fame?”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy