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More info: Loch Ness is a large, freshwater loch located approximately 37 kilometres (23 miles) southwest of Inverness which is the nearest town to the Loch and Highland Capital.

Loch Ness takes its name from the River Ness which flows from the northern end of the loch after Loch Darfour and then ultimately leads to the North Sea via the Moray Firth. The southern end of Loch Ness connects to Loch Oich by the River Oich and a section of the Caledonian Canal.

Loch Ness is the second largest Scottish loch by surface area after Loch Lomond at 56 km2 (22 sq mi), but due to its great depth it is the largest by volume in the British Isles. Its deepest point is 230 metres (126 fathoms; 755 feet), making it the second deepest loch in Scotland after Loch Morar. The water of loch Ness is very murky with low visibility due to its high peat content and rarely does the temperature rise above 5 degrees centigrade, due to the depth of the loch.

On August 22, 564 AD, the first sighting of a strange water monster that would become known as the Loch Ness Monster was reported by St. Columba. Since then, the mystery of “Nessie” has continued with numerous sightings reported and the first purported photographs of the monster, taken by Hugh Gray in 1933.

There are many boat trips and Nessie tours from Inverness, Fort Augustus and Drumnadrochit allowing visitors to admire the dramatic scenery and look for the monster as well. It is also possible to drive around the famous Loch as well as walk, cycle or horse ride on the new Loch Ness 360 Trail, an 80 mile long scenic circular route