© Richard PrestonThe mystery ‘humps’
Richard Preston, who has redesigned the castle grounds on the loch's southern shores, snapped the image of a mysterious three-humped object on the water.
"I am not saying it is the monster. But I don't see any reason why it cannot be some sort of a sea-going beast," Mr Preston said.
The 27-year-old Yorkshireman, who is based at Broughton Hall near Skipton, was working at the castle when something close to the opposite shore caught his attention at about 3pm. "It was a glimmer," he said. "It was like a reflection. The rest of the water was still and dark. It was quite odd."
Mr Preston snapped a series of images on his mobile camera but when he turned around, the mystery object had disappeared.
"I was gobsmacked," he said. "I have been working here for the last two or three years and have never seen anything like it."
