Our fascination with the Loch Ness Monster goes back to 1933, when Mr and Mrs Spicer made the wild claim that a beast crossed the road right in front of their car, making its way to the Scottish lake. For over 80 years – as sightings proliferated – Nessie became a world-famous cryptid, or creature whose existence has not been proven. In 2006, she topped a survey of the most famous Scots.

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