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Loch Ness

19 miles west of Nairn 

Loch Ness is the setting for one of the world’s biggest unsolved mysteries. It has also become one of the world’s best-known freshwater lochs since Nessie was first spotted on the loch by a local keeper in 1933.

Even if you don’t spot Nessie, you’ll enjoy a tour around the loch in the awesome grandeur of the Great Glen and the Caledonian Canal , which links the Moray Firth and North Sea to the west coast. You can take a cruise on the loch or spend a holiday aboard one of the many charter boats available. Be sure to visit Urquhart Castle, now owned by Historic Scotland, on the shores of the loch.

For more information about Loch Ness click here, and for information about the Loch Ness Monster click here.