1808 Orkney 'sea serpent' that the Edinburgh scientists swore was a new species

Stronsay man here, this one's local for me. September 1808, after a storm, fisherman called John Peace finds this carcass on the rocks at Rothiesholm Head. 55 feet long, minus the tail that'd rotted off. Serpent body, long neck, small head, a MANE of bristly hair down its back, and three pairs of fi……