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Another spooky paranormal tale involving the loch concerns the 'Mermaid of Assynt'. The now-ruinous Ardvreck Castle standing on the loch, constructed in 1490, is said to be haunted by the mournful ...

Analysis of a loch in Assynt in Sutherland has transformed the understanding of how people lived in the far north-west of the Highlands following a “surprise” discovery.

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