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InScottish folklore,Muc-sheilch(e) (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation:[muxkˈhelɪçə]) is alake monster said to live inLoch Maree, and its neighbouringlochs. The term loosely translates as "turtle-pig."

In the 1850s, a Mr Banks fromLetterewe tried at great expense to drainLoch-na-Bèiste, nearAultbea, but failed. He also tried to poison it withquicklime.Loch-na-Bèiste isScottish Gaelic for "loch of the beast",beast often being used for a loch monster, especially inIreland.

• Lake monster
• Morag (lake monster)

• This article incorporates text fromDwelly's [Scottish] Gaelic Dictionary (1911).
• AA Touring Guide to Scotland (1978)

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