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Castle that sits beside Loch Ness
Urquhart Castle is a ruined castle that sits beside Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland. The castle is on the A82 road, 21 kilometres (13 mi) southwest of Inverness and two kilometres east of Drumnadrochit. It is a scheduled monument and is one of the most-visited castles in Scotland, receiving 466,420 visitors in 2025.
