The first reported sighting of the monster is said to have been made in AD565 by the Irish missionary St Columba when he "came across a giant beast in the River Ness." The legend continued after ...

He said that he met locals burying a man by the River Ness, after they found him swimming in the water, before being attacked by a 'water beast' that dragged him under the surface and killed him.

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The route Starting in atmospheric moorland, the race takes runners through stunning highland scenery, along the south-eastern shores of Loch Ness, across the River Ness, with a home stretch into ...

This project creates a sense of place that draws your attention to the nature and character of the River Ness. Framed on both banks, the simple contour of local "Clashach" stone transitions from a ...