Without a doubt, one of the most enigmatic that we can visit in Highlands Scotland's famous Highlands is the Lake Ness. It is a large expanse of fresh water, the second largest Scottish lake, located about 39 kilometers from the city of Inverness.
Its deep, dark waters have given rise to many legends. The most famous and mysterious is the one that affirms the existence of a monstrous creature who lives at the bottom of the lake and whom everyone knows by Nessie.
The second largest
Despite its 56.4 square kilometers in length, Loch Ness is not the largest in Scotland (it is the second largest). However, and given its enormous depth (in the deepest place it measures no less than 226 meters), it is Greater volume, the one with the most amount of water.
These dimensions and what Dark of its waters (they are very black since the bottom is deposited by a large amount of peat) cause numerous springs to have emerged around it rumors and dark legends.
Nessie, inhabitant of the deep
And it is that, if something is known throughout the world the Loch Ness, it is for the theories that speak of the existence of Nessie, a strange creature that some claim to have seen in the lake. In fact, it has become one of the tourist claims Most important in the area, there are even boats that take tourists to search for the Loch Ness monster.
However, despite rumors, scientists claim that there is no reliable evidence of the existence of this creature, a mystery of cryptozoology (or study of hypothetical hidden and strange animals). However, the rumors that speak of Nessie started more than 1,500 years ago, and have contributed in an incredible way to the development of the folklore local.
The Mystery of the Loch Ness Monster Explained (April 2024)
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