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Type of Dive: Shore dive
Suggested experience: Sport diver
Travel directions: Leaving Glasgow on the M8 cross the Erskin bridge onto the A82 then onto the A83 throuh Inveraray to lochgilphead and turn right onto the A816 16miles until you pass the loch Melfort hotel on your left the lay bay is 400m past the hotel. Google
Parking directions:
From Glasgow: 107 Miles 1hr 32 Mins
Lat & Long: N56 14.786 W5 30.649
Site entry/exit:
Step over the fence to the right of the gate. There is a path along to the right.
and its an easy walk about 20 meters from the gate.. Or just walk down the stony beach.
Underwater directions: Head down to your chosen depth (best 6-15m) and head up the loch (to the right facing the water) and come back to the entry point. You can exit further along and walk back along the path but the exit is difficult.
Site Hazards:
Nearest Public phone: Loch Melfort hotel 200m south
Mobile Network service:
Pub: Many in Oban
Created by: Dive Tramp
Cafe:
Air & Nitrox fills: Puffin divers
Revision: 2
Thanks To: Jane Wilkinson for additional info.
Surface Photos:
Underwater Photos: By Jane Wilkinson
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Dive Report: Jane Wilkinson I didn't do it as suggested in the guide because it was easier just to walk in off the shingle shore. Walk across the shingle and enter the water. Swim down a fairly steep slope to around 12m and then turn right across a short stretch of sand covered in spiny, sand, and common sea stars, until you come to a boulder slope with areas of rocky reef. Many of the rocks here are covered with black brittlestars and loch anemones and occasionally common brittlestars. There are many shoals of small fish and a few wrasse. In between the rocks and crevices are spiny and long clawed squat lobsters and a number of butterfish. Shore,harbour and velvet swimming crabs dart about and there are quite a few juv. flat fish around, both on the sand and the rocks.The boulders and reef continue down to around 25m and then returns to a sandy/silty seabed with tall seapens
Live google map: not very good here...