Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network

Show Name: Unraveling the Unknown

Episode Title: Loch Ness Monster

Hello Curious people and welcome to a world of mystery.

You are listening to Unraveling the Unknown with your hosts Lily and Tessa.

In this episode of Unraveling the Unknown, the Podcast we will discuss: Lock Ness Monster.

• Earliest written record from 565 AD by St. Columba
• St Columb awas an irish abbot, missionary and scholar that helped spread christianity througout Scotland
• Columba helped bring back someone with his staff, that was attcked and killed my the loch ness monster
• Columa scared away the monster, and saved one of his monks in the water that was splashing around
• Columa stood at the side of the shore and bravely spoke out the the monster in a commanding voice “You will go no further! Do not touch the man, Leave at Once!”
• The monster swam away and was rarely seen again until the 1900s

• Loch ness monster nicknamed ness
• This monster originates from Loch Ness, Ireland
• There is the ancient ruins of Urquhart castle standing nearby this river
• This castle is said to have been the home of a Celtic winter queen and goddess Dark Biera.
• With an explosion of rage, she turned her maid Nessa into the Ness River after she was repeatedly late to attend to the Queen.
• As Nessa’s fury and grief for her punishment unleashed, the River Ness grew and she was able to escape the rivers flow and become Loch Ness.
• A loch is a body of water like a lake or sea inlet. The Loch Ness is the largest body or water in the entire UK with a depth of around 755 feet.
• The legend of the monster dates back as far as 565 AD and can be seen on stone and wood carvings from ancient times.
• Many legends and mythology from all around the world result from people long ago and their fears and anxieties regarding the world around them.
• Throughout time, Nesse has appeared as a gigantic serpent or dinosaur like creature with a long neck and tail and huge flippers, but can vary greatly from sighting to sighting.
• The Loch ness waters are also very deep and have low visibility because of their high levels of peat. From 9m and below, visibility is vastly considered to be 0.
• Even today with our advanced technology, there is no conclusive evidence that the monster exists...