Figures & data
Figure 1. The Surgeon’s photograph and other representations of the Loch Ness Monster. Clockwise from top left: The Loch Ness Centre, Drumnadrochit (© The Loch Ness Centre); the ‘Surgeon’s photo’ published on the front page of the Daily Mail, 21st April 1934; Nessie soft toys on sale in an Edinburgh souvenir shop, summer 2023 (© Lorna Philip); cover image of The Treasure of the Loch Ness Monster reproduced by kind permission of Floris Books, Edinburgh.
Figure 2. The Kelpies at Helix Park. Sources: all © Lorna Philip. Top left is a photograph of one of a number of sketches by Andy Scott displayed at the Helix Visitor Centre, the caption for which is What lies beneath, a sketch by Andy Scott © Andy Scott Public Art.
Figure 3. Stirling Castle unicorns. Sources: all © Lorna Philip. Clockwise from top left: canopy above the High Table in the Great Hall, embroidered with the Royal Arms of Scotland; exterior of the Great Hall which is surmounted by two unicorns; the Unicorn in Captivity, one of the Hunt of the Unicorn tapestries on display in the royal apartments; the Royal Standard of Mary of Guise in the Queen’s Apartments.
