The description says it was not fish-shaped or seal-shaped, and had four flippers and a wide body. When the children went towards it, it moved its head and frightened them.
It is known only from a modern summary.
Beasts & cryptids
The Loch Arkaig Creature, 1857
Loch Arkaig, Lochaber
3 October 1857
This site is private property or has no public access. Coordinates shown are rounded and no directions are offered.
- Evidence
- Single witness account
- Access
- Private property
- Location
- 56.972, -5.158 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)
Sources: Scottish at Heart, Scottish Loch Monsters [other]
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