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Loch Ness

American  
[lok nes, lokh] / ˌlɒk ˈnɛs, ˌlɒx /

noun

  1. a lake in NW Scotland, near Inverness. 23 miles (37 km) long.


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As an X-file from an earlier era, when fringe theories about UFOs, crop circles or the Loch Ness monster were quarantined as tabloid fodder, the lore around the wilderness footage seems quaint by today’s standards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Rangers recorded 2,681 fire marks and extinguished 236 unsafe fires, with the highest levels of damage in East Lochaber and Loch Ness.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Growing up just outside Melbourne, Australia, Scotty James was more likely to spot the Loch Ness Monster or Big Foot as he was to spot snow.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Police said a man approached the child between midnight and 01:00 in the early hours of Thursday at the Loch Ness Bay campsite in Drumnadrochit.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

The world’s largest kelpie is found in Loch Ness, Scotland.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

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