Loch Ness
With depths reaching 700 feet and a length of more than 20 miles, Loch Ness provides
plenty of hiding places for its legendary monster 'Nessie'. This is one of the most scenic
sections of the Scottish Highlands.
Loch Ness is the second-largest Scottish loch by surface area after Loch Lomond, but due to its great depth is the largest by volume. It contains more fresh water than all that in England and Wales combined and at its deepest point is 230m deeper than the height of London's BT Tower.
Loch Ness is the largest body of water on the Great Glen geologic fault, which extending from approximately 23 miles from Inverness in the north to Fort William in the south. The Caledonian Canal, which links the sea at either end of the fault, uses Loch Ness for part of its route.
The loch is one of a series of interconnected, murky bodies of water in Scotland. Its water visibility is exceptionally low due to a high peat content in the surrounding soil.
Loch Ness is the second-largest Scottish loch by surface area after Loch Lomond, but due to its great depth is the largest by volume. It contains more fresh water than all that in England and Wales combined and at its deepest point is 230m deeper than the height of London's BT Tower.
Loch Ness is the largest body of water on the Great Glen geologic fault, which extending from approximately 23 miles from Inverness in the north to Fort William in the south. The Caledonian Canal, which links the sea at either end of the fault, uses Loch Ness for part of its route.
The loch is one of a series of interconnected, murky bodies of water in Scotland. Its water visibility is exceptionally low due to a high peat content in the surrounding soil.