Mr. WildsideMr. Wildside fun fact
Loch Ness holds more water than every lake in England and Wales combined
This one is about a legend. The facts are about the history of the story, not proof that the creature is real.
Loch Ness is only the second-largest Scottish loch by surface area, but at about 230 meters (750 feet) deep, it's the largest body of fresh water in the British Isles by volume. It holds more water than all the lakes in England and Wales put together.
That's a lot of murky, peat-stained water for a legend to hide in. The most famous Nessie image, the 1934 "Surgeon's Photograph," was revealed in 1994 to be a hoax: a toy submarine fitted with a sculpted head and neck.
Nessie hunters remain undeterred. So does Mr. Wildside.
Wear the Loch Ness Monster
Nessie rises from a misty Highland loch under a full moon beside an old castle ruin.