‘Dream residence for any Nessie-hunter’ goes on sale proper on shores of Loch Ness

The ‘dream home for any Nessie-hunter’ right on the shores of Loch Ness has gone sale, sending enthusiasts into a spiral.

The quaint three-bedroom cottage on the eastern shores of the loch in Dores, Inverness, is available for around £365,000 but Nessie enthusiasts think the opportunity to be so close to the mythical beast is invaluable.

Steve Feltham, 60, who has spent 32 years at Loch Ness looking for the Loch Ness Monster, posted the link to the property – being sold by Galbraith Group – on Facebook, saying “The dream home for any Nessie-hunter.”

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He continued: “Places like this, (of which there must be half a dozen around the whole loch), don’t come up for sale. Never.

“A house with direct frontage to the loch is a once in a lifetime opportunity.”

One follower replied: “Great. Now I’m going to be daydreaming all day.”

Another urged Steve to take the plunge, writing: “Go on go on go on.”

“Fingers crossed for the lottery win,” a third said.

The listing states: “Rose Cottage is an attractive, detached cottage which dates back to 1812. The property enjoys stunning views over its garden, Loch Ness and the hillscape beyond.”

Steve himself has lived in the same mobile van by the loch for 32 years.

Awestruck by the legend as a child on holiday in the Scottish Highlands, Mr Feltham packed up his life in Dorset in 1991 and pursued his Scottish dream 600 miles away. Speaking about his unique job, he said: “A large part of what I do here is disproving pictures.

“They’re boat waves, wind, or animals. But then there’s that 5% – and when that happens, and I can’t explain an image, we push it into the public domain so people have the opportunity to analyse the latest sighting.”

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