On May 2, 1933, the Inverness Courier reported that a local couple claimed to have seen “an enormous animal rolling and plunging on the surface.” In 1933, a new road was completed along Loch Ness’ shore, affording drivers a clear view of the loch. Columba intervened, invoking the name of God and commanding the creature to “go back with all speed.” The monster retreated and never harmed another man. Seeing a large beast about to attack another man, St. Columba was on his way to visit the king of the northern Picts near Inverness when he stopped at Loch Ness to confront a beast that had been killing people in the lake. The earliest written reference to a monster in Loch Ness is a 7th-century biography of Saint Columba, the Irish missionary who introduced Christianity to Scotland. 500, when local Picts carved a strange aquatic creature into standing stones near Loch Ness. Scholars of the Loch Ness Monster find a dozen references to “Nessie” in Scottish history, dating back to around A.D. Loch Ness, located in the Scottish Highlands, has the largest volume of fresh water in Great Britain the body of water reaches a depth of nearly 800 feet and a length of about 23 miles.
