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Fig.1. The Easthaven monster of December 1977 (The shark at Easthaven?, 1977). The kneeing man beside it could be photographer David Henderson of Dundee (Jackie Arcari, personal communication, January 9, 2021).

Monster on Easthaven beach, 1977

Introduction East Haven (also: Easthaven) is a fishing village near to the city Carnoustie in the council area of Angus, Scotland, Great Britain. In December 1977 a “monster”, “mystery corpse” or “prehistoric animal” washed up here on the shore, lying in seaweed. Though, the mystery apparently lasted not too long …

Picture of the original sketch of Charles Rankin of the carcass. Attached to a letter to Dr Stephen and later also shown during the interview in “Arthur C. Clarke’s Mysterious World”. (Courtesy of Christine Baird for National Museums Scotland. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/NMSlibraries/status/1200385620540981248).

Gourock sea serpent, 1942

Introduction The town of Gourock is located on the southwest coast of Scotland, in the upper Firth of Clyde, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. In close proximity to Gourock, at the anchorage of the Tail of the Bank, the British Home Fleet was stationed during the Second World War. …

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