The Mystery of Nessie: Unraveling the Loch Ness Enigma

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Writing: Damien Knightley
Editing: Matt Murray
Script Development: Steven Rix

[nannettefreeman]

I visited Loch Ness back in 1986 as part of my quest to meet Jimmy Page (he owned the Boleskin House, former residence of Aleister Crowley, on the banks of the bonnie loch), & although I failed to meet the legendary guitarist (I was literally chased off the property by a large, bearded man who emerged from the toolshed, shaking his fist & cursing me) I DID really enjoy the experience of exploring the area. Just below the Boleskin House was an old cemetery with elaborate headstones dating all the way back to the 1500s, & I met a colorful character, a weathered old man with a roadmap of wrinkles on his face & calloused hands, throwing back pints of lager at the local pub, who told me stories of the many times he had encountered Nessie, going all the way back to his childhood. Or at least I THINK that's what he was telling me. Between his thick Scottish accent & the fact that he was stumbling drunk, aside from an occasional "Nessie" & "monster, " I could barely understand a word he said! The barkeep stood behind the long wooden bar, drying off pint glasses & shaking his head, as if to say, "You'll be sorry you got him going." But I wasn't. I could tell the old guy really enjoyed telling his tall tales to the tourists, that he was energized by the opportunity to recount them once again, to me, so I was happy to oblige. I kind of hate that modern technology has disproved the local folklore. Some things are better left a mystery, for all to enjoy.

[katieme]

She does exist in my heart, even if she doesn’t exist in the real world.

[chrisosh]

One June in the 80s, i went camping in Scotland with some mates, we spent three days at Loch Ness and we were lucky if we could see our feet never mind aquatic monsters. The rain and fog never let up for a minute and it was bloody cold, with the fog, Nessy could have been sitting next to my tent and I would never have seen her.

[guitbrad]

To be honest, the size of the ripples in the water always made "Nessie" look like a small toy.

[christopherwilson]

I still remember how heartbroken I was when the "Surgeon's Photo" was proven to be a fake. It really sparked my imagination as a kid. Probably why I so cynical at 54.

[VirtualVega]

Yea, that monster is pretty neat. *but did you know that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell?*

[Akmundra]

If I had to guess, that Medieval drawing more likely represents a Wells Catfish. They can get insanely large and could easily drown someone. People here in the U.S. do something called “noodling” for catfish, and sometimes die.

[dcmurray]

Your comments about the Hippo's foot ashtray reminded me that about seventy years ago (and yes, I do go back that far - and further!), my uncle had an elephants foot umbrella stand in his hallway. He liked it, I thought it was awful.
Conservation wasn't a big thing in those days.

[whatsagoodname]

I find it insane that for 3-4 years Thoughty has consistently found more and more crazy interesting fun videos

[BrumeNoire]

I lived in Glasgow for a while back when I was in my 14s, it helped me learn English a lot. It was the best times of my life, beautiful lands, beautiful people, interesting history and lore... Scotland is a sight to see and moments to enjoy ❤️

[rosmundsen]

True Fact: The Loch Ness Monster wears a kilt, eats haggis and plays bagpipes.

[brandonlrushman]

What I love about science is it could be easily explained but also holds a possibility of being an over grown eel or a still living plesiosaur! We see it all the time and never fail to be surprised by the least possible thing being possible! 🤷🏼‍♂️

[agrarianyeti]

Not to mention that the pliesiosaur would've had to survive the the massive ice cap that covered Scotland in the ice ages. Actually, Loch Ness is along an ancient fault that was gauged out by glaciers and was created as they melted. Most lakes aren't very old on a geological timescale. I really wish we could see some of the amazing marine reptiles that lived before the KPG mass extinction, but I don't think the beach would be fun. Giant eels sound super scary too!

[btsndcts]

I live in Inverness, the city near Loch Ness. No long a go they were testing the waters in the loch, to see what DNA readings for life in it. They found really high levels of eel DNA. Due to the size and depths of the Loch, I wouldn't be surprised if it's a giant eel.

[danielwhoop]

It's most likely a big sturgeon. They do pass through sometimes. I mean the Greenland shark might make it into the loch as there is apparently cave systems that go right out to the ocean.

[macman]

I thought the statistic about Loch Ness having more cubic kilometres of water in it than every lake in England and Wales was mind blowing. Particularly when you take into account the Lake District with Lakes like Windermere and Coniston etc which Campbell used as it was so vast. Obviously they're very long but not particularly deep. This is why I love this channel, even if you know the subject being discussed there's always a few nuggets sprinkled in due to proper research. Keep them coming mate😊.

[delilah]

When I was a kid I printed out pages about Nessy, I believed so so hard. I still do 😩

[Oscarspoem]

I visited Loch Ness. Its really beautiful. Nessie is there. That's all the evidence you need. Another great video.

[SilverWolfMage]

I love watching your videos. And I was SUPER happy to find you did Scotland's Loch Ness monster! This helped me to ready myself for another long work week in retail. Thank you, Thoughty2, for discussing this topic!

[emmaconnell]

I live in Inverness about 5 minutes to Loch Ness. Dores is a lovely spot to look up the Loch and swim. I've never seen Nessie but you never know! Stranger things have been seen!