Seileag
Grouping | Cryptid |
---|---|
Sub grouping | Lake monster |
First reported | 1911 |
Last reported | 1998 |
Other name(s) | An t-Seileag (Scottish Gaelic) |
Country | Scotland |
Region | Loch Shiel |
Habitat | Water |
Seileag or An t-Seileag is the loch monster which is said to inhabit Loch Shiel in Scotland.[1] The name may be a pun on Seile (Loch Shiel) and sìolag, a term for slender fish and eels in Scottish Gaelic.
References
- ↑ Eberhart, George M. (2002). Mysterious creatures : a guide to cryptozoology. Oxford: ABC-Clio. pp. 490–1. ISBN 1576072835.