Famous around the World for its monster, Loch Ness is large and very deep freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands, situated southwest of Inverness. It is one of a series of Lochs that run along the Great Glen Fault which runs right across Scotland from Inverness in the northeast to Fort William in the southwest.

It is over 23 miles long and 755 feet deep at its deepest point. It has a surface area of almost 22 square miles and contains more water than all the other lakes in England and Wales combined. It was once thought to be bottomless. The water of the Loch is very dark as it has very high peat content from the surrounding land. The loch empties into the River Ness and is fed by the River Oich.

The famous Loch Ness Monster remains a great attraction. It was first documented by St Columba in the 6th Century but the main sighting that caught the public imagination took place in 1933 when George Spencer and his wife reported seeing a 25 foot long creature crossing the road from the trees into the lake. Despite many attempts to locate the creature, no firm evidence of its existence has been found, although many of the sightings and results of these attempts are unexplained.

There is a visitor centre, named “The Loch Ness Exhibition” at Drumnadrochit and there are boat trips available from various points around the Loch.

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