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| Loch Ness in world heritage bid | Loch Ness in world heritage bid |
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| World Heritage status is being sought from the United Nations for Loch Ness and the Great Glen. | World Heritage status is being sought from the United Nations for Loch Ness and the Great Glen. |
| Destination Loch Ness, a group made up of businesses associated with the area, will make an application to Unesco for the designation. | Destination Loch Ness, a group made up of businesses associated with the area, will make an application to Unesco for the designation. |
| There are already bids from Scotland for the internationally-recognised protection to be given to the Antonine Wall and Culloden Battlefield. | There are already bids from Scotland for the internationally-recognised protection to be given to the Antonine Wall and Culloden Battlefield. |
| In the UK, Stonehenge and St Kilda have the status. | In the UK, Stonehenge and St Kilda have the status. |
| STATUS SYMBOLS World Heritage status aims to identify, protect and preserve places considered to be of "outstanding value to humanity"Walkers can trek the length of the Great Glen by following a 73 mile (117km) route, which can take five to six days to completeThe oldest sighting of a monster near the loch is reputed to have been made by St Columba in A565 | STATUS SYMBOLS World Heritage status aims to identify, protect and preserve places considered to be of "outstanding value to humanity"Walkers can trek the length of the Great Glen by following a 73 mile (117km) route, which can take five to six days to completeThe oldest sighting of a monster near the loch is reputed to have been made by St Columba in A565 |
| Destination Loch Ness believe its bid fits four of the 10 criteria set by Unesco to qualify. | |
| Categories include that it is an outstanding example of land-use, is of exceptional natural beauty and represents major stages of earth's history. | |
| Robbie Bremner, of the bid group, said: "I think it's got a great chance of becoming reality. | |
| "We have got all the major private businesses and tourism businesses involved with Loch Ness heavily backing this project with their own money." | |
| He said Historic Scotland, which owns the ruins of Urquhart Castle overlooking the loch, and other public bodies were also supporting the bid. | |
| Mr Bremner added: "I think it's very realistic opportunity for Loch Ness. | |
| "I don't see why we cannot achieve it." | |
| Significant land-use in the Great Glen include the Caledonian Canal, above, built between 1803 and 1822The Great Glen is a geological fault lineInteresting fauna include Slavonian grebe which first nested in Scotland near Loch Ness in 1909 | |
| If successful, Loch Ness and the Great Glen site would also join the Great Wall of China, Pyramids of Egypt and Australia's Great Barrier Reef on the list. | If successful, Loch Ness and the Great Glen site would also join the Great Wall of China, Pyramids of Egypt and Australia's Great Barrier Reef on the list. |
| The loch is renowned around the world for unexplained sightings in its waters, which some believe to be a monster. | The loch is renowned around the world for unexplained sightings in its waters, which some believe to be a monster. |
| This week, it has been a stage in the Wilderness ARC - 2007 Adventure Racing Championship and competitors had to swim part of the loch. | This week, it has been a stage in the Wilderness ARC - 2007 Adventure Racing Championship and competitors had to swim part of the loch. |
| The other Scottish bids are for Culloden, the site of the last battle on British soil and the Roman-built Antonine Wall. | The other Scottish bids are for Culloden, the site of the last battle on British soil and the Roman-built Antonine Wall. |
| The wall, which runs 37 miles (59km) from Bo'ness, near Falkirk, to Old Kilpatrick in West Dunbartonshire, was nominated for the classification in January. | The wall, which runs 37 miles (59km) from Bo'ness, near Falkirk, to Old Kilpatrick in West Dunbartonshire, was nominated for the classification in January. |