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Pine Trees at Loch Ashie, 6 miles south of Inverness, Inverness-shire, 20th century. A spectral army is said to appear on the shores of the loch at dawn on May the first, which is Beltane in the Celtic calander. The county of Inverness covers much of the Highlands and is geographically Scotland's largest county, though one of the smallest in terms of population.