tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post4533614396478605222..comments2024-03-20T18:13:07.791-07:00Comments on LOCH NESS MONSTER: Nessie On Land: The OverviewGlasgow Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-70133284981470686872012-10-05T05:35:52.017-07:002012-10-05T05:35:52.017-07:00Good, worth reading again.
Good, worth reading again.<br />Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-79632596269736927652012-10-05T05:22:49.299-07:002012-10-05T05:22:49.299-07:00Update: I found the account, and I was right about...Update: I found the account, and I was right about it being from Karl Shuker's blog. Alas, I'd been looking under the wrong tags; it is listed under 'Otter Kings'. Here is the account:<br /><br />It's not every day that you see a sea serpent - and certainly not one that is actually making its way laboriously on land, along a major road, in full view of passing traffic. Yet that is what at least two eyewitnesses may well have seen, judging from their independent yet closely corroborating statements. The first of these was Maureen Ford, driving with some friends along the A85 towards Perth at 11.30 pm on 30 September 1965. Suddenly, as she neared Perth, she saw what she subsequently described as "a long grey shape [which] had no legs but I'm sure I saw long pointed ears", by the roadside yet only a few yards from the banks of the River Tay, which enters close by into a North Sea inlet - the Firth of Tay.<br /><br />At 1.00 am the very next morning, this bizarre beast was seen again, but on the opposite side of the road, to which it had apparently crossed meanwhile. Its eyewitness this time was Robert Swankie, driving along the same road but in the opposite direction from Ford, i.e. away from Perth and on towards Dundee. As he drove along, however, his vehicle's headlights abruptly exposed an extraordinary sight - a weird creature with a 20-ft-long body that was "...humped like that of a giant caterpillar" (i.e. undulating vertically), and a head over 2 ft long, bearing a pair of pointed ear-like appendages. The creature was moving very slowly, making "...a noise like someone dragging a heavy weight through the grass".<br /><br />Source: http://karlshuker.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/otter-kings-to-earth-hounds-in-search.html<br /><br />Thanks again, Glasgow Boy - I wouldn't have found it without your reminding me that it took place near Perth!Jenny Hanivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-39070010236306799802012-10-05T05:02:15.164-07:002012-10-05T05:02:15.164-07:00Thanks very much, Glasgow Boy - I'll hunt down...Thanks very much, Glasgow Boy - I'll hunt down whatever I can on the Perth report. Something tells me I read it on Karl Shuker's blog, but I can't be sure until I've had a thorough hunt.Jenny Hanivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-31966179025585243432012-10-05T01:06:54.556-07:002012-10-05T01:06:54.556-07:00It doesn't sound like a Nessie report. I don&#...It doesn't sound like a Nessie report. I don't think there is any Nessie on land report corroborated by independent witnesses. <br /><br />There was a report of a strange creature some years back on the side of a busy road near Perth, Scotland (perhaps the A9). Can't find it now ....<br /><br />Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-83921812059331545732012-10-04T17:47:18.385-07:002012-10-04T17:47:18.385-07:00Dear Glasgow Boy - many thanks for an excellent bl...Dear Glasgow Boy - many thanks for an excellent blog. I've been hunting through your posts for an account which I recall reading recently about a sighting of either Nessie or some other British/Irish lake monster on land. The report involved two different drivers (I think a male and a female) independently reporting a big eel or lake monster type making its way alongside a busy stretch of motorway. It struck me that it seemed a pretty big deal, as the drivers' stories corroborated each other perfectly - but I cannot for the life of me recall on which site I read it, nor much else at all. Is this report at all familiar to you? I'm fairly sure it was said to have taken place in much more recent times than the famous 30s cases... Any help would be greatly appreciated!Jenny Hanivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-88275186855366297782012-05-22T14:18:35.023-07:002012-05-22T14:18:35.023-07:00I have driven past that clump of houses many a tim...I have driven past that clump of houses many a time. The Inverfairgaig residents will be mainly dreaming sweet dreams as Nessie takes to land in the dead of night! If Nessie's alleged aversion to noise is anything to go by, she may have beat a silent retreat from our now noisy roads.Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-28176677971189806082012-05-22T11:26:04.619-07:002012-05-22T11:26:04.619-07:00Hello Mr Watson,
You wrote "Monster Alley&quo...Hello Mr Watson,<br />You wrote "Monster Alley". It is part of the road on the south side which runs between the villages of Foyers and Whitefield."<br />As a regular hillwalker in the area I must point out that like so many in the past, you seem not to notice the existence of Inverfarigaig, a settlement of almost 100 souls halfway between Foyers (pop 276) and Whitefield,(pop 0), which consists of a derelict steading and one unoccupied residential caravan. <br /><br />I would be very surprised if Nessie were to appear on the Foyers to Inverfarigaig road, unless waiting for the bus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-56396858718378894152012-05-21T14:41:13.817-07:002012-05-21T14:41:13.817-07:00An interesting discussion here about amphibians an...An interesting discussion here about amphibians and salt water (although it occasionally veers into more bizarre territory):<br /><br />http://www.scienceforums.net/topic/36125-salt-water-amphibians/NTSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-14851166093978732982012-05-20T15:13:53.282-07:002012-05-20T15:13:53.282-07:00That is correct, which was always a bit of a myste...That is correct, which was always a bit of a mystery to me, perhaps more amphibians are extinct than exist today. Some today may be found in brackish waters near saltwater and one or two such as the crab eating frog have higher degrees of tolerance. Anyway, there was my amphibian-like fish alternative.Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-29703932994829139002012-05-20T14:47:01.766-07:002012-05-20T14:47:01.766-07:00As far as I know (I welcome correction) there are ...As far as I know (I welcome correction) there are no salt water amphibians. Not sure why that is although probably something to do with salinity/osmosis etc.NTSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-49438541806925346042012-05-20T12:07:30.852-07:002012-05-20T12:07:30.852-07:00Thanks, I will be looking forward to it.Thanks, I will be looking forward to it.Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-70947733659921135312012-05-20T08:06:51.444-07:002012-05-20T08:06:51.444-07:00I will cover Fordyce as an article in its own righ...I will cover Fordyce as an article in its own right.Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-6968044492774727882012-05-20T03:21:41.183-07:002012-05-20T03:21:41.183-07:00Great work again Roland. Do you have any thoughts ...Great work again Roland. Do you have any thoughts regarding the Fordyce sighting that if I am not mistaken appears to have been a good few hundred yards inland and uphill as I am somewhat familiar with the area being an annual visitor to Loch Ness? (We are there again in a few weeks)Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-35105872510342012112012-05-19T13:04:06.145-07:002012-05-19T13:04:06.145-07:00No, wild ones. I'll post about that in the fut...No, wild ones. I'll post about that in the future.Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-48967574419774080062012-05-19T12:55:50.388-07:002012-05-19T12:55:50.388-07:00Thank you. I didn't know about the dolphins. W...Thank you. I didn't know about the dolphins. Were they the ones brought by Dr Rines?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-15822061743229939472012-05-19T10:02:27.511-07:002012-05-19T10:02:27.511-07:00There is nothing to stop a determined creature goi...There is nothing to stop a determined creature going out to sea. The issue is what would motivate it to do this? Food, breeding? Seals and dolphins have been seen in Loch Ness, so why not the other way round?Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-16867956276286156662012-05-19T00:14:24.459-07:002012-05-19T00:14:24.459-07:00Thank you. Do you think they go out to the sea or ...Thank you. Do you think they go out to the sea or do they stay in fresh water all the time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-87948249262541730072012-05-18T14:29:37.467-07:002012-05-18T14:29:37.467-07:00All told, it has to be an amphibian-like fish or a...All told, it has to be an amphibian-like fish or a fish-like amphibian. So it is comfortable in and out of water.Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-780223781789632682012-05-18T14:28:40.924-07:002012-05-18T14:28:40.924-07:00Well, Mr. Dallas' account seems more suspect, ...Well, Mr. Dallas' account seems more suspect, but the sandwich was an opportunity to learn something of the dietary habits of Nessie!Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-34058837573569472992012-05-18T13:09:59.834-07:002012-05-18T13:09:59.834-07:00After all your research, Mr Watson, does Nessie / ...After all your research, Mr Watson, does Nessie / Water Horse breathe air or water?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-57763766633199366792012-05-18T00:27:39.091-07:002012-05-18T00:27:39.091-07:00One of the records stated...."A creature part...One of the records stated...."A creature partly onshore sucking on a rock was observed before apparently (Alastair) Dallas threw a sandwich at it!" LAUGHING MY ASS OFF!!! <br /><br /><br />I wish we knew what happened after the sandwich was thrown.<br /><br />The accounts are a great read and I thank you for providing them. Each account consistently correlate with the other very well, describing something completely different from anything known and identified as living documented in present times. By the horses head account, sounds like a cadborosaurus.twas_brillighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114267855782752142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-67685799197837089632012-05-17T14:00:30.788-07:002012-05-17T14:00:30.788-07:00The thing most people get wrong about people who&#...The thing most people get wrong about people who've witnessed weird stuff is they assume the person goes "Oh look there's the Loch Ness Monster eating a cheese pasty and reading a copy of the Beano" or "Who'd've though Bigfoot could get away with wearing such tiny ballet slippers and a spandex tutu?"<br /><br />On the contrary they're in the same boat as people who suffer from things like macular degneration or conditions like A.I.W.S. They quite simply can't believe their eyes and all the time keep try'n'o turn it into something rational like a wind tossed bin bag - anything but what it actually appears to be - because they know there's a tremendous burden that'll befall them if they can't: the guilt of keeping silent or the fear of the consequences likely to come if they 'fess up.alanborkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333017272673090593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-39318011201722953392012-05-16T14:43:49.767-07:002012-05-16T14:43:49.767-07:00A google about suggests Ocotber as a peak month fo...A google about suggests Ocotber as a peak month for deer on roads.<br /><br />http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/news/aa-insurance-warns-of-cost-of-deer-collisions.html<br /><br />Another (USA admittedly) was suggesting November. You pick your website .. you take your choice.Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-60732188074213240462012-05-16T14:06:33.749-07:002012-05-16T14:06:33.749-07:00A certain local claimed he heard Grant say somethi...A certain local claimed he heard Grant say something like "they swallowed it hook line and sinker" when he allegedly phoned the story to the newspaper. We'll cover such so called witnesses in later posts.<br /><br />Dinsdale was at Foyers when he filmed the beast.<br /><br />Otters? They are most likely found by rivers/streams at dawn/dusk. Mistaking a 3 foot otter for a 20 foot beast is probably more amazing than actually seeing Nessie!Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-57488236995301953722012-05-16T14:02:11.149-07:002012-05-16T14:02:11.149-07:003 out of the 5 Feb land sightings do not occur on ...3 out of the 5 Feb land sightings do not occur on the road. <br /><br />Yes, some parts of the road are high up but the only account from that area is the Fordyce one.Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.com