Urquhart Castle on the shore of Loch Ness a large deep freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands

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Urquhart Castle on the shore of Loch Ness Loch Ness Scottish Gaelic Loch Nis is a large deep freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 37 km 23 miles southwest of Inverness Its surface is 15 8 metres 52 feet above sea level Loch Ness is best known for the alleged sightings of the legendary Loch Ness Monster also known as Nessie Urquhart Castle is close to the village of Drumnadrochit Extensively ruined it was in its day one of the largest strongholds of medieval Scotland situated on a headland overlooking Loch Ness It is also near the castle where the majority of Nessie Loch Ness Monster sightings occur

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Location: Scotland
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