The first written record of the Loch Ness monster relates to the Irish monk St. Columba, who is said to have banished a "water beast" to the depths of the River Ness in the 6th century.

We can't exclude the possibility that there's a giant eel in Loch Ness.

I had a lochia.

The Loch Ness monster is an urban myth.

We can't exclude the possibility that there's a giant eel in Loch Ness, but we don't know whether these samples we've collected are from a giant beast or just an ordinary one — so there's still this element of "we just don't know."

Does Lochhead manage to arouse our sympathy?

Scotland's fabled Loch Ness Monster might most likely be a giant eel, a study of samples of DNA in the lake's murky waters has found.

Have you ever heard of the Loch Ness monster?

An undated photo shows a shadowy shape that some people say is the Loch Ness monster in Scotland.

Liz Lochhead is very nationalist.