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They believe the fortress, which was built across two small islands in a loch at Finlaggan on Islay, belonged to royalty more than 700 years ago.

Part of the problem, he goes on, is Scotland's relationship with rain, and the perception that in a land of more than 30,000 freshwater lochs, water must surely be abundant.

Radioactive water from a Royal Navy nuclear weapons base leaked into a loch after old pipes repeatedly burst, according to official files.

Some of Scotland's roads are expected to be busier than usual with people travelling to beaches, parks or lochs to cool down and enjoy the warm weather.

A family has paid tribute to a "bold and adventurous" 15-year-old boy killed in a paddleboarding incident on a Fife loch.