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Seileag of Loch Shiel

Loch Shiel, Lochaber

Loch Ness's less famous cousin.

Loch Shiel, a long, narrow loch near Glenfinnan, has its own monster, nicknamed Seileag. Sightings of a creature with humps or a long neck have been reported since the early 1900s, including by a ferry crew.

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When
Sightings from 1905
Where
56.8000, -5.5700
Group
Dragons & monsters

Visiting

Boat trips run on the loch from Glenfinnan in summer.

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