Loch Ness Monster keeps making an appearance

Last Tuesday statistics were released that showed more people than ever before have reported seeing the Loch Ness Monster. Official figures revealed that 'Nessie'  was spotted by 13 people in 2018, up from 11 in 2017. This makes a total of 1106 sightings of the Loch Ness Monster since it was first spotted by St Columba over 1000 years ago. Columba was an Irish monk who in 563 AD founded the monestery on Iona (Scottish Gaelic: Ì Chaluim Chille), an island in the Inner Hebrides (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan a-staigh) off the west coast of the Scottish mainland. 

Loch Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Nis) is a freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands (Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd). It is famous for being home to the mysterious large aquatic animal known as the Loch Ness Monster or affectionately known by the nickname Nessie (Scottish Gaelic:Niseag). Descriptions have led to speculation that, if it exists, it could be related to the plesiosaurs. Plesiosaurs first appeared about 205 million years ago but have been extinct for some 66 million years.