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Alternative Names: Thirteen Steps.
Type of Dive: Shore dive on a reef in Loch Creran. This is a special area of conservation.
Suggested experience: Novice upwards
Travel directions: From South, head for Oban, continue North on A828, turn right at Connel and 500m under the Creran bridge in the fifth lay by. Google
Parking directions: In the layby Google
Distance from Glasgow: 102 Miles 2hrs 21 Mins
Lat & Long: 56° 32' 42.00'' N 5° 16' 34.49'' W
Tides: Tide tables
Depth: 20m
Site entry/exit: Easy entry down a stone beach
Underwater directions: If you set off from the stream bed (that the 13 steps lead down to) and head directly for the white house on the far side you'll be on the right tracks to find the big reef/walled rock on your right (as you're heading out) and then you'll drop down into a sandy silty hollow (if you haven't been blown off course by the tidal flow, watch your compass) and we found 24m and a few rocky outcrops along the way. There's not much else out there so a quick turnaround and you'll come back to the huge rock/wall area. It's full of all the small life
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Accommodation: Seabank farmhouse Oban... Corran House SYHA
Mobile Network service: O2
Other comments: There are tube worms called Serpum Vermiscula, that only occur in reefs here in Loch Creran. Care must be taken not to disturb the tube worms in any way. Link
Pub: Creagan Inn
Created by: Sarah Conner
Cafe:
Air & Nitrox fills: Puffin divers & The underwater centre
Date: 16/12/10
Revision: 1
Thanks To: Dive tramp
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Underwater Photos: By Dive tramp
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Dive Report: Jo Rawley Very nice fireworks anemones, usually plenty of dogfish and the remains of the 'housing experiment' are to be found too..