The Loch Ness is located in Drumnadrochit, Scotland.
Known worldwide for its supposed « monster », it’s a lovely place to visit nonetheless.
I’m not going to lie to you, it’s a very touristy place. Everything is linked to Nessie.
It’s not so much “dark tourism” as a legend and myth destination.
The modern legend of the Loch Ness monster was born on May 2, 1933, on a news broadcast.
The boat which first witnessed it is even on display at the visitor center.
Between a tourist trap and medieval history
I went there in 2008, not knowing much about the village or the Loch…
So it was a lovely suprise to discover there were ruins to visit.
The ruins are of the Castle Urquhart. It was an early medieval fortification, dating back to the 13th century.
Having been through its fair share of instability and pillaging, it was left to its state in the 18th century.
It became property of the country in early 20th century and was exploited as Nessie’s fame grew later on.
Debunking the monster, one shattered dream at a time
The Loch Ness monster has a website referencing its supposed sightings. As of now, there has been around 1,165.
Which is a lot… considering it was most likely a sea creature’s penis.
I’m really sorry to burst your bubble here. I am. I love dinosaurs and would be so happy for it to be one.
But having visited the Penis Museum in Iceland, it genuinely looks similar. It’s a body of water that once was linked to the sea. It’s not as impossible as some sort of shy medieval water dinosaur…
There are also other mythbusters out there. One theory explains that it could be a local circus bathing its elephants (the locals back then wouldn’t have known what they looked like), another states that it could have been a marketing ploy by a local hotel owner, or even a game for locals who grew the legend by sculpting fake Nessies out of wood and sending them on the Loch.
If not for our dear potential Nessie, the visit is still worth it for the historical ruins.
The trebuchet, the history of the place, and the glorious Scottish weather (I’m joking, don’t fight me).
This may or may not make me sound like a weirdo, but if I’m going the conspiracy theory side, this is the only place in the world that I’ve been able to witness a penis-shaped cloud.
So I’ll make this my villain origin story, and firmly state that the ghost of the now-most-likely-dead whale’s penis was there to confirm my theory.
This is a strange hill to die on, but here we are.
Ok, this you can fight me on.
Ready to pay Nessie a visit ?
Please beware of the last picture, it might shock your undead little hearts.
