In 1975 the Loch Ness Monster was given a new, scientific-sounding name by Sir Peter Scott, son of the famous explorer, Robert Falcon Scott. He named it Nessiteras Rhombopteryx or "the Ness wonder with the diamond fin".

The most famous photograph of the monster was taken in 1934 near Invermoriston by Dr Robert Kenneth Wilson from London. It shows a head and long neck rising out of the water, the only picture to do so. 60 years after the photo was took, It turned out to be a hoax!

Nessie Facts

- In 1976 an attempt was made to lure Nessie to the surface of the water by throwing bacon out of a hot air balloon on to the loch below.

- In 1997 the American film production company RLP Entertainment of Las Vegas claimed they owned the copyright to the name 'Nessie'. Their aim had presumably been to promote their animated film of the same name but the claim was of course challenged by Gary Campbell, president of the Official Loch Ness Monster Fan Club, based in Inverness. Mr Campbell claimed that as the name had been in common usage for many years it could not actually be owned by anyone.

- The Thatcher government of the 1980s considered having Nessie safeguarded by law as a protected species.
- The name 'Nessie' comes from the Gaelic 'An Neassidh' meaning 'female of the Ness'.
- In 2001, on 3 September, Kevin Carlyon, the high priest of British white witches cast a spell on Nessie protecting her from harm. He wore long red robes and a pair of trainers. In 2006 Kevin Carlyon was awarded the lifetime title of Official Protector and High Priest of Loch Ness by Scottish witches.
Nessie may be protected from harm; she has herself never caused harm to anyone since St Columba's encounter with her in 565 AD.



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