MONSTER - NESSIE

Loch Ness is one of the most famous tourist sites in the world, not simply because of its stunning beauty, but mostly because of the mystery of the monster that some are certain lurk in its peaty waters. Known affectionately as Nessie, this elusive creature has been chased with great zeal for most of the 20th century. A monster at Loch Ness was first chronicled in AD565, in an episode concerning the Irish missionary Saint Columba. Many sightings of Nessie have been reported over the centuries, but, to date there is no definite proof of her existence.

Thousands of visitors flock to Loch Ness each year in the hope of being the first with the definitive photograph and there are good viewing points all around the loch. 

Loch Ness is the largest body of water in the British Isles. It is a glaciated loch, some 22 miles long and 740 feet deep. The 300 million year-old fault was glaciated by successive Ice Ages until 12,000 years ago, when the loch we know today, was formed. The Loch Ness fish life is varied and includes salmon, sea trout, brown trout, char, pike and Loch Ness eels.