Drumnadrochit at the head of Urquhart Bay on Loch Ness is the centre of the Loch Ness Monster industry: The village hosts two competing exhibitions devoted to the beast first reported by St Columba in the 6th Century, and since the 1930s the subject of various fuzzy pictures and films. Overlooking the main junction in the centre of the village is the Original Loch Ness Monster Centre, which also offers monster-spotting cruises on Loch Ness. A couple of hundred yards along the A82 is the Loch Ness 2000 Exhibition housed in the imposing baronial building that used to form part of the Drumnadrochit Hotel At the heart of Drumnadrochit is a village green, complete with a stunning model in miniature hedges and plants of nearby Urquhart Castle. Surrounding it is a collection of picturesque cottages, cafes, plus an attractive village shop and post office. To the south of the green is the village`s main car park, complete with the Tourist Information Office, Further south still, is Lewiston, a planned village built in 1769. Not far beyond Lewiston is Urquhart Castle.