Teggie of Bala Lake
Wales's largest natural lake is said to hold a monster called Teggie. It really does hold a fish that lives nowhere else on Earth.
What was reported
Llyn Tegid, or Bala Lake, is the largest natural lake in Wales. Legend says a palace lies drowned beneath it, flooded as punishment for a cruel prince, and on calm nights people hear its harp.
Since the late 20th century, there have been reports of a large creature in the water, nicknamed Teggie: a long neck or hump, or something like a crocodile, seen by fishermen and walkers along the shore.
Explanations offered
No evidence of a large animal has been found, and some reports may be big pike, otters or floating logs. The lake does hold a real rarity: the gwyniad, a kind of whitefish left behind after the last Ice Age and found nowhere else.
- When
- Reported since the 20th century
- Where
- Llyn Tegid, Gwynedd, Wales
- Witnesses
- Local people, fishermen and visitors
- Status
- Unconfirmed
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