Loch Morar, Scotland
Travel Blog • Ben Keene • 03.16.07 | 12:22 PM ET
Coordinates: 56 57 N 5 40 W
Depth: 1,017 feet (310 m)
Sure, Loch Ness and the rumors of its mythical resident monster tend to grab all of the attention, but Scotland actually contains dozens of the glacially formed bodies of water. Loch Morar, not far from the Isle of Skye in the Northern Highlands, serves as a particularly good example, given that it’s the deepest freshwater body in Great Britain and Ireland. Not to mention that Morar’s 12-mile length has also produced numerous eyewitness accounts of another strange serpentine creature, known locally as Morag. Visitors should know that the lake can be kayaked or canoed, but take note: The lightly populated, steep-sided shoreline doesn’t offer an easy escape route should Morag suddenly appear and prove to be more fact than fable.
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Johanna Campbell 05.19.07 | 6:56 AM ET
More on Loch Morar!
My great-grandparents ran a hotel in this area from 1919 to the early 1960’s. Family legend has it that my great uncle is supposed to have seen something in the loch while fishing! The most famous sighting was 1969 when two local men were fishing in the loch. Suddenly they saw a long creature approaching their boat. It rammed them, and fearing they were to be capsized, they started shooting. The monster disappeared but the fishermen said that it had three humps and was between 20 and 30 feet long.
The river Morar is also Britain’s shortest and there is a great Thai restaurant there too!!
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alexander mcrobbie-munro 11.06.07 | 8:51 AM ET
went seen and conquered…......enjoyed the silver sands around Arisaig….took some photos check my site out
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