Loch Ness World Heritage

During our recent visit to the area, we were interested to hear of the plans by Destination Loch Ness to apply to UNESCO for World Heritage Status.

On behalf of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee in the Scottish Parliament, I am pleased to send you our full support for your bid. In our view, Loch Ness and the Great Glen is certainly one of Scotland's natural wonders and fully deserving of this special status.

We wish you well in your bid to UNESCO.

I wish you all the very best for what is truly a worthwhile and long-overdue application for World Heritage Status Listing for Loch Ness. I wish you every success.

SCDI is proud to support the bid for World Heritage Status for Loch Ness and the Great Glen. People around the world know of and love Scotland, and when they think of Scotland they visualise Loch Ness and the Great Glen – the incomparable land, lochs and skies; the grand engineering traditions; and the earthy blend of history, culture and the myths.

World Heritage status would preserve all this for future generations from around the world and promote sustainable economic growth for future generations living along their banks.

Loch Ness and the Great Glen is without question one of Scotland's natural wonders. For many the area is best known for the legendary Loch Ness Monster but interest in 'Nessie' should not be allowed to detract from the staggering beauty and sheer awe of Loch Ness and the Great Glen.

I have no hesitation in backing Loch Ness and the Great Glen bids for World Heritage status. I can think of no other part of Scotland that is more deserving.

I am delighted that FirstGroup will stage our inaugural ‘First Monster’ duathlon around Loch Ness and part of the Great Glen this September and I hope the event will help promote the area, attracting competitors and spectators from throughout the UK. Once they've been I'm sure they'll be inspired to visit again!

I support Loch Ness and the Great Glen as a world heritage site because through the ages it has captured the imagination of the people due to its unique place in history. The Great Glen cuts a deep wedge across the highlands of Scotland, and is the major fault line in the British Isles. From the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea, the Great Glen cuts a deep wedge across Scotland, and 70 miles of untouched natural beauty have attracted visitors through the centuries. It passes the foot of the country's largest mountain, Ben Nevis, and runs along castles and fortified dwellings that date back to prehistoric duns and bronze age settlements. It is untouched and unique. The moorland has witnessed some of the bloodiest battles in Scotland's history and the landscape offers the same panoramic views that were seen by the native Picts of Scotland. Through the ages, the Great Glen has represented a vital transportation link for the native people, invading armies and now for hill climbers and walkers.

Loch Ness holds a special place in the minds of the British, a fascination with the idea that a myth could be seen to be a reality, even caught on camera, and that legends always have some substance. Monsters aside, the geology and pre-history of the deep, dark and ancient rift that the Loch fills so mysteriously coupled with its relatively modern use as the biggest link in Thomas Telford’s Caledonian Canal make a compelling combination of scientific and social reasons for special status. I wish the project well and hope you have a good day.

I am delighted to learn that a bid is being made to secure World Heritage Status for Loch Ness.

Since I first rested my gaze on this striking landscape, almost 40 years ago now, I felt it was something really special.  Revisiting it most recently in the last five years I could immediately see the need for decisive action ensure that its true worth is conserved and enhanced.

Having worked on so many World Heritage Sites with you over the years, and most recently in Palmyra, Syria, where we were so closely involved with the World Heritage Centre, I am left in no doubt that the parties involved are taking to proper course of action.

I wish their efforts every success, and if I can ever be of assistance in any way, please do not hesitate to ask.

Alan Fyall, Professor of Tourism and Hospitality, Bournemouth University:

I wish you all the very best for what is a truly worthwhile and long-overdue application for WHS Listing for Loch Ness!

I wish you every success.

I wish you all the success in creating Loch Ness into a world heritage destination. It attests to the fact that strongest images are created by attractive mythologies which are important in engaging the minds globally.

It truly is great to hear that Loch Ness is being considered for World Heritage Status.

I often used Loch Ness as a very special case study to highlight the features of  a destination with a unique positioning in the tourism marketplace, offering a distinctive spectrum of memorable experiences. 

Although I have never visited Loch Ness, I (and I am sure many others) have over time developed a passion for this mystical destination, which portrays its very own distinctive character, warmth and specialness.  

The tourism world will certainly be a richer place if Loch Ness achieves World Heritage Status.

Wishing you and the stakeholders in Loch Ness every success. We will certainly be holding thumbs!

We are really looking forward to hearing that Loch Ness is a World Heritage Site. You can’t beat it!

Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal are major feats of natural and man made engineering from Thomas Telford. We should promote the natural geographical area that we are fortunate to be a part of. One of the natural wonders of the world is Loch Ness.”

Anything that promotes the area has to be a good thing for all businesses within the area. Loch Ness is internationally recognised but people need to be told where it is. Good luck in a project that should maybe be backed by the Scottish Parliament

Loch Ness and the Great Glen stand out as an outstanding example of what is very special and unique on our planet and deserves to become a World Heritage Site.

Wishing you all the best on your bid for World Heritage Status for Loch Ness

I should like to advise, that I support Loch Ness and the Great Glen, for World Heritage Status. It is a one in a million phenominum. This loch of approximately 21 square miles, with an estimated depth of a minimum of at least 700 plus feet, (although final absolute depth has never been officially recognised, due to the significant directional changes of the underwater rock formations), has been the source of millions of pounds sterling and years of research.

This world renowned loch, is an ideal candidate to be awarded World Hertiage Status by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Culturual Organization.

I am writing this note as a measure of support to put Loch Ness and the Great Glen on the world heritage map. I support Loch Ness and the Great Glen for World Heritage Status because the Loch's natural environment and cultural heritage makes it an ideal candidate to be awarded World Heritage Status by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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