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Alternative Names: Loch long caves
Type of Dive: Steep slope and boulders (no caves) in Loch long
Suggested Experience: Experienced divers
Travel directions: From Glasgow on the M8 head over the Erskine bridge and through Dunbraton on the A82 to Arrocher and turn back down the loch till you come to the small bridge and park there.
Parking directions: There is parking for three cars Google It is possible for a small car on the other side of the bridge.
From Glasgow: 30 miles 45 Mins
Lat & Long: 56:10:795N; 04:46:479W
Tides: Tide tables
Depth: 31m
Site entry/exit: Carefully step down the side of the bridge and walk under the road (easy for the vertically challenged) there is sometimes a rope here to hold onto when getting down the steep bit to the water. (see pictures below)
Underwater directions: Entry/exit the water on a steep slope and descend to the left and you will come to a small cliff, follow the bottom of the cliff till it reaches 30m and turns left. You are now at the bottom, follow the bottom of the cliff and large boulders till you come to a broken shell slope upwards. Here is where you turn back and ascend diagonally to the exit point. You will know you are there by the large boulders changing to a steep shingle slope
Site Hazards: Fast cars on A814, Depth, Darkness (this can be a spooky dive) the entry / exit can be difficult through the tunnel and down to the water.
Nearest Public phone: Arrochar beside The Pit Stop Diner
Mobile Network service: Orange Vodaphone,
Other comments The tops of the big rocks have multi coloured plumose anemones and shoals of saith and pollack. This is a favourite dive site for a night dive.
Air & Nitrox fills: Aquatron Splashsports
Pub: The village Inn
Created by: John Nicolson
Cafe: Pit Stop Diner (greasy spoon)
Revision: 4
Links: Utube
Surface Photos:
Underwater Photos: By John Nicolson
Divesite map:
Dive reports: Stew 28/4/07 dived the caves today. i was sitting at 17m next to a fisherman's crued mooring (rock & rope) & i could see the buoy on the surface. fantastic viz, never dived this site since last November? & never seen it this good for a long time. no sign of Beryl the seal although we did swim through the odd mushroom cluster of low viz (<1m). perhaps she was around! great day out with really nice weather.
Dive reports: John 22/5/09 there were plenty of sea cucumbers and plumose anemonys. Murphys law kicked in because we saw two big yarrells blennys and no camera. We went a good bit past the small pinnacles at 29m and came back at 17m slowly ascending to 10m to wash off the 13mins deco. There were plenty of gold sinny but no saith. Normally there are a few saith above the plumose anemonys at the start of the dive but none tonight. I was waiting for the seal that normally buzzes you here to turn up as there were no big fish. A good dive and the apree dive was in the village Inn.
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