Loch Ness, Highland
Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 23 miles south west of Inverness. It is the 2nd largest Scottish loch by surface area at 22 square miles after Loch Lomond but, due to its great depth, it is the largest by volume in the UK. Its deepest point is 755 feet making it the 2nd deepest loch in Scotland after Loch Morar. It contains more fresh water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined and it is the largest body of water in the Great Glen which runs from Inverness in the north to Fort William in the south.
Loch Ness lies along the Great Glen Fault which forms a line of weakness in the rocks which has been excavated by glacial erosion to form the Great Glen and the basins of Loch Lochy, Loch Oich and Loch Ness itself.
Loch Ness is best known for alleged sightings of the “Loch Ness Monster”, also known affectionately as "Nessie". It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in Scotland and elsewhere although its description varies from one account to the next. Popular interest and belief in the animal's existence has varied since it was first brought to the world's attention in 1933.
Date: 7th June 2006
Location: view from the southern end of the loch at Fort Augustus
Loch Ness lies along the Great Glen Fault which forms a line of weakness in the rocks which has been excavated by glacial erosion to form the Great Glen and the basins of Loch Lochy, Loch Oich and Loch Ness itself.
Loch Ness is best known for alleged sightings of the “Loch Ness Monster”, also known affectionately as "Nessie". It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in Scotland and elsewhere although its description varies from one account to the next. Popular interest and belief in the animal's existence has varied since it was first brought to the world's attention in 1933.
Date: 7th June 2006
Location: view from the southern end of the loch at Fort Augustus
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Also in: Lakes and lochs
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