Loch Ness in Scotland is world famous, thanks to the beast that may (or may not) lurk in its depths. The Loch Ness Monster (or Nessie) was first ‘sighted’ in 1933, when a newspaper article dismissed the disturbance of the water’s surface as a duck fight.

An infamous 1934 photo of the long-necked creature was later revealed to be a hoax. The latest theories suggest Nessie may be a giant eel or a tangle of fallen branches – but the idea it’s a huge monster endures.