Alternative Names:   Appin House layby

Type of Dive:    Scenic shore dive suitable for trainees.

Suggested experience:   Novice.

Travel directions:  As for Oban, but turn to cross Connel Bridge and head North past Creagan’s Inn, or follow the coast road South if coming from Glencoe area.   Google

Parking directions:   Google 

Distance from Oban:   20 Miles    33 Mins

Lat & Long:     N56.58918     W-5.373666

Tides:        Tide tables

Depth:   Best life in the first 10m but mud continues to slope out past to 20m+

Site entry/exit:  entry site half way along the layby, Walk down the concrete over the rocks into the water.

Underwater directions:   We dived this on the flow tide so the tide was running up (North) the Sound (Left to right). Walk in on pebbles and straight out over boulders onto mud. followed mud down to 15m in disappointing vis.  When the light ran out finned with the current across muddy sand.  Sea Pens and Thorny skates and hundreds of Gobi's...  Gently ascending to base of a boulder slope at 8m gave some interesting life.   Old bottles and electrical ceramic jars scattered around and an impressive piece of ship worm riddled timber.   Swimming at the boundary of the boulder slope and the mud slope we encountered a cable slung across the sound  hanging from the boulder slope , covered in life and disappearing into the mud (Note: This is an electrical cable off to Shuna). Ascending just after this brings you up at the concrete slip and an easy egress and short walk back to the car park. Good site for a training dive.  Incredibly easy access. 

Site Hazards:   Possible boat traffic, low vis when mud disturbed and possible effects of the tide.

Nearest Public phone:     Loch Linnhe Marina just south of this site

Accommodation:  

Mobile Network service:    O2 works to about 3-4bars 

Other comments: 

Pub:      The Cregan Inn Holy Tree Hotel 

Created by:    Chris Hine

Cafe:    The Cafe over looking Castle Stalker 

Air & Nitrox fills:  Puffin divers     &    The underwater centre     

Date:    24/1/11

Revision:    1

Thanks To:    Sawcut, Dive Tramp, Ding

Links:  

Surface Photos:   To Follow

Underwater Photos:    By Darryl Mayer

Dive Map:

Dive Report:   Chris Hine and Sawcut 29/9/10  The layby just north of the Shuna Marina provides easy access to Shuna Island Sound.  Half way along this just South of a large boulder and narrow concrete walk way on the foreshore is an easy access path to the shore across glaciated slabs. this marked the start of the dive. The end of the dive is a concrete slip about 50 yards north of the car park from where you can easily walk back along the cycle path which is on the bed of the old railway line.

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