Nessie the Loch Ness Monster
Loch Ness is the second largest loch in Scotland, located in the Highlands a short distance from Inverness, the loch is about 23 miles long, a mile wide and at its deepest point over 788 feet deep, Loch Ness is fed by multiple rivers and streams that bring fresh water and peat to the loch, the peat makes it so dark it appears to be black and in that blackness is said to hide a mysterious sea creature, Nessie the Loch Ness Monster. She is described as having a long neck and one or two humps on her back that protrude from the water as she swims. The earliest sightings of Nessie come from carved stones found in the region, these stones date back to the Picts who occupied the Highlands in about 500 A.D. Stones with carvings of a strange aquatic creature have been found among the carvings of easily recognizable animals. There is a Scottish legend that tells of a mysterious water horse that lures children onto its back for a ride, once on its back their hands stick and they are