The Loch Ness Monster
A large unknown creature is said to live in Loch Ness, a long freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands. Modern interest took off in 1933 after a road was built along the shore and sightings were reported in the press. The most famous image, the 1934 Surgeon's Photograph, was admitted to be a hoax sixty years later.
Location
Loch Ness, near Inverness, Scotland.
Length
About 22.5 miles, the longest loch in the Great Glen.
Maximum depth
Around 788 feet, deep enough to hold more fresh water than all the lakes of England and Wales combin
Modern era
Sightings surged from 1933 onward.
2018 to 2019 DNA survey
Found eel DNA in abundance, no sign of large reptiles.
"There is a very significant amount of eel DNA in Loch Ness. Whether it points to a giant eel, we cannot say.
"On the 2019 environmental DNA findings