Loch Ness

In order to find out the monster Sophia and I went to Loch ness on 11, August. Loch Ness and the legend of 'Nessie', the famous Loch Ness monster has inspired the imagination of young and old for generations & makes Loch Ness one of the top travel destinations for visitors to Scotland. Loch Ness offers the visitor much more than a chance to catch a glimpse of 'Nessie', the Loch Ness monster sheltering in the depths by Urquhart Castle. Loch Ness lies in an area of outstanding natural beauty, where water, forests, moors, mountains and scenic glens combines peace and quiet with an exciting sense of adventure & discovery, at any time of the year. Loch Ness is the second-largest Scottish loch by surface area after Loch Lomond at 56.4 km² (21.8 sq mi), but due to its great depth is the largest by volume. It contains more fresh water than all that in England and Wales combined. Its deepest point is 230 m (754 feet), deeper than the height of London's BT Tower at 189 m (620 feet).Loch Ness is the largest body of water on the Great Glen geologic fault, which runs 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. It is the second deepest loch in Scotland, and the UK. It also acts as the lower storage reservoir for the Foyers pumped-storage hydroelectric scheme, which was the first of its kind in United Kingdom. The turbines were originally used to provide power for a nearby mill, but now electricity is generated and supplied to the National Grid.The only island on Loch Ness is Cherry Island, visible at its southwestern end, near Fort Augustus. It is a crannog -- an artificial island usually from the Iron Age. At Drumnadrochit is a Loch Ness Monster exhibition centre, which contains information on the legendary creature. Boat cruises operate from various locations on the loch shore, giving tourists the chance to look for the monster.