The first reported sighting of the monster is said to have been made in AD565 by the Irish missionary St Columba when he "came across a giant beast in the River Ness." The legend continued after ...

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1. Loch Ness is VERY deep. In fact, it has more water in it than all of the lakes in England and Wales combined. “You think about how deep that water is, and it's no surprise that people imagine ...