Alternative Names:  None 

Type of Dive:   Scenic shore dive

Suggested experience:    Novice

Travel directions:    Google   

Parking directions:   There is a right turn off the road through Malinbeg (downhill towards the ruined tower) about thirty metres past the hostel. There is plenty of parking about a minute down the road.

Distance from Donegal:     61 Km  1 Hr 7mins     

Lat & Long:     N54.66409   W-8.784664

Tides:   Tide tables     

Depth:    13m

Site entry/exit:     Enter and exit the water at the pier.

Underwater directions:   There is a sea stack at the entrace to the south west which is usually the focal point for the dive. The bay runs north-south making it pretty easy to navigate. To return to the pier swim off the stack towards the nearest Easterly sandy patch, head North following the edge of the sand and after 100m change direction West where you should surface back at the pier wall.

Site Hazards:  There are plenty of steps down to the pier and this should be considered when chosing dive kit because the hike back up is not easy.

Nearest Public phone:   To Follow

Accommodation:      Hostel   

Mobile Network service:    To Follow

Other comments:   A very scenic dive with overhangs around the base of the stac, lots of the usual life you get on the west coast and some unusual, Atlantic triggerfish have been seen here. This is also a good location for a night dive. Two street lamps on the cliff overlooking the quay light up the underwater terrain and act also as navigational marks.

Pub:     Mary Murrins at Bruckless

Created by:   Divindec 

Cafe: 

Air & Nitrox fills:       Divindec    Mevagh 

Date:    6/1/11

Revision:    3

Thanks To:       DUSAC  and  Kerri Clarke

Links:       Link    

Surface Photos:   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Underwater Photos:   By  Kerri Clarke       Utube   Vimeo    Vimeo

Dive Map:  Not required as you can see the stack from the pier.

Dive Report:   Gavin Anderson  Schools of pollack move through the kelp, while plaice and flounder try to cover themselves in the sand patches separating the rocky outcrops. On one dive, I had just managed to frame the entire head of a camouflaged greater pipefish between the macro framer of my 28mm lens when an Atlantic triggerfish swam right up to me. It just seemed to get better every time I went in.

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