Nessie Sightings

A possible photograph of the Loch Ness Monster, taken by London surgeon R. K. Wilson on 19 April 1934. While this photograph was claimed to be a hoax in 1994, some experts still dispute those claims, and quite rightly too. Photographic technique of the time could not have made such an elaborate mock image especially as the grain on the "object" matches the intensity of that on the water. This shows that there must have definitely been something in the water. The body appears quite central to the image, and there also appear to be, what many claim, is a tail to the left of the image.

One of the Nessie-hunt webcams run by Scotland Online caught this shot of the Loch. Sadly the webcam, (which used to be the one linked off this site - Ed.), is now closed as their 5-year research grant has finished. It is difficult to tell what this could be, but some experts have claimed that the pink object looks remarkably like a baby's dummy!

One of the most famous of all Nessie sightings, it caused great excitement when it was taken by Colonel Robert Wilson. A pillar of the community, his image was always believed to be a genuine sighting. However on his death bed in 1993 he confessed it was an elaborate hoax. He claimed that he had been involved with making a model from a toy submarine. A Christian Spurling who also claimed to have been involved told that his stepbrother, Ian Wetherell, and Ian's father, Marmaduke ("Duke") Wetherell, had been hired by the Daily Mail to find the Loch Ness monster. They made their "monster" out of a 14 inch toy submarine and plastic wood. The photo was taken so seriously that they dared not own up to the hoax at the time.

However those familiar with this website may not be duped so easily - Is that not a very slender hand poking out of the water, and the top of a royal crown? My own suspicion is that this may have been a double bluff to throw hunters of the scent of Nessie. Rumours are abound that the Colonel had his own thistle whistle, but sadly this has never been found.

In 1969, Vickers Oceanic's submersible Pisces came across a large object that disappeared when the sub drew near.  Was that Nessie? If so, it wasn't very pleased to see them......

And finally:

From the current Loch Ness Webcam linked off this site, an unbelievable shot - can that really be the sun coming out over the loch in the distance?????