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Scottish Lochs

Scottish Lochs. by. Claire. Loch Lomond. Loch Lomond Ben Lomond stands guard over Loch Lomond, the largest expanse of freshwater in Great Britain. In the north the loch is deep and narrow, bound by steep-sided mountains. There is a ferry boat that takes you round the Loch. Loch Ness.

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Scottish Lochs

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  1. Scottish Lochs by Claire

  2. Loch Lomond • Loch Lomond • Ben Lomond stands guard over Loch Lomond, the largest expanse of freshwater in Great Britain. • In the north the loch is deep and narrow, bound by steep-sided mountains. • There is a ferry boat that takes you round the Loch

  3. Loch Ness Loch Ness is over 20 miles long and is 700 feet deep in places Urquhart Castle is half way down the Loch. One can go on a boat trip on the Loch or hire a boat and cruise down the Loch and the Caledonian Canal.

  4. Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal • The Caledonian canal stretches from Fort William to Inverness. • It is 60 miles long.  It connects the natural lochs, of Loch Lochy, Loch Oich, the famous Loch Ness and Loch Dochfour. • The canal was built in 1822 to help commercial shipping to go from East to West Scotland and avoid the treacherous journey around the north and west coast of Scotland

  5. Loch Ness Monster • Loch Ness is suppose to contain a huge monster but there is no definite proof. • The monster is usually referred to as “Nessie”.

  6. Loch Leven • Loch Leven Castle is located on an island and it is most famous as the prison of Mary, Queen of Scots, (1542-87) between the Summer of 1567, and the Spring of 1568, when she escaped. • Shortly after being imprisoned, Mary was forced to abdicate in favour of her infant son James VI. • The castle was probably constructed in the 13th C., survived various sieges by the English during the 14th Century. The square keep dates from the 15th Century. • Loch Leven Castle has been a ruin since the 18th C, but can be reached by ferry from Kinross during the summer months.

  7. Loch Tay Loch Tay is over 15 miles long. There were a number of Crannogs in the loch. These are houses on stilts or artificial islands. One has been re-created and is open to the public at Acharn close to Kenmore.

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