Muc-sheilch — the Scottish 'sea-pig' of Loch Maree, basically erased from the record

Everyone knows Nessie. Nobody talks about Loch Maree and the Muc-sheilch. This is older, stranger, and way more specific in the historical sources. Loch Maree in Wester Ross, Northwest Highlands. The creature's name translates roughly as 'sea pig' or 'water pig' in Scottish Gaelic — not a flatterin……