![]() Plenty space then, to hide a mystery or monster… In fact, the loch holds more water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined! What’s more, there’s enough water here to submerge every human being on the planet – not just once, but more than three times over! These immense depths and remarkable length mean that Loch Ness holds the largest volume of fresh water in the UK. Here, Edinburgh Castle or London’s Millennium Wheel could be submerged almost twice! This trench-like landscape means Loch Ness is deep - reaching incredible depths of 230m (754ft) at its deepest point, just north of Urquhart Bay. The narrow, deep glen runs right across Scotland, east to west, following the line of the 380-million-year-old Great Glen Fault and was carved out by glaciers during the last ice age. Walking along the water’s pebbly edge at Dores Beach, the distant shoreline vanishes in a blue blurring of water and sky. Lying at the eastern end of The Great Glen, or An Gleann Mòr, Loch Ness stretches southwest for 23 miles (37km) from Inverness, on the east coast, right to the bustling village of Fort Augustus, halfway along the Great Glen. ![]() Whatever you discover here, one thing is for certain – Loch Ness is a place like no other. The perfect location for a mystery then, and for an unforgettable adventure. Nessa eventually managed to escape the confines of the river, stretching to become the deep waters of Loch Ness. ![]() When her maid Nessa was late to attend to her duties, Beira raged and transformed Nessa into a river – the river Ness. Legend tells us that Loch Ness was created in anger by the Celtic Winter Queen, the goddess Dark Beira, or Cailleach Bheur. Picture dark waters, ancient forests and cloud-kissed mountains under soaring skies and fiery sunsets, the majestic ruins of Urquhart Castle standing guard. Here, monster, myth and legend meet vast, wild and beautiful landscapes. ![]() One of the best ways to experience Loch Ness is from the water because, quite simply, this loch is on a scale you’ve never seen before. Just how might a monster manage to hide in these waters? Before we delve deeper into tales of sightings and theories, let’s look at Nessie’s epic playground – Loch Ness. ![]()
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