#stronsa

The Stronsay Beast:

The Stronsay beast was a large carcass or globster that washed ashore on the island of Stronsay (at the time spelled Stronsa), in the Orkney Islands, after a storm on September 25, 1808. The carcass measured 55 feet in length, but as part of the tail was apparently missing, the animal was actually longer than that (Wernerian Society Notes, 1808–1810, Library, Royal Museum, Edinburgh).

The Stronsay beast was 55 feet long, as measured by three witnesses (one was a carpenter and the other two were farmers).

It was 4 feet wide and had a circumference of approximately 10 feet.

It had three pairs of 'paws' or 'wings'.

It had skin that was smooth when stroked head to tail and rough when stroked tail to head.

Its fins were edged with bristles and it had a 'mane' of bristles all down its back.

The bristles glowed in the dark when wet.

Its stomach contents were red.

Don't be alarmed, but I might be back!

Also shamelessly channeling Winsor McKay's Gertie the Dinosaur. Also making pink sea monsters.

Because I can.