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Teggie of Llyn Tegid

Bala Lake, Gwynedd

Wales's answer to Nessie, in its largest natural lake.

Llyn Tegid, or Bala Lake, is the largest natural lake in Wales. Since the 1930s people have reported a large creature in the water, nicknamed Teggie, said to look like a crocodile or a small dinosaur.

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When
Sightings since 1930s
Where
52.8900, -3.6200
Group
Dragons & monsters

Visiting

Bala has lakeside paths, watersports and a narrow-gauge railway along the shore.

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