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Alternative Names:    Rubha na Croiche

Type of Dive:   Wall and boulder slope

Suggested experience:   Sport or Ocean diver

Distance from Glasgow:   49 Miles  1 Hr 45 Mins  Head down the M8 to Greenock then Gourock to McInroys point ferry terminal and accross to Hunters Quay. Turn right when you get off the ferry on the A815 to Ballochyle, turn left onto the B836 to Auchenbreck, turn left onto the A886 down to the point.  Google  

Parking directions:  There is room for three cars to park tight into the edge of the road and leaving room for cars to passGoogle 

Lat & Long:    55º 56.300' N, 005º 11.150' W

Tides:        Tide tables

Depth:    28m Max

Site entry/exit:   Easy walk in entry from the shore and turn left (south)

Underwater directions:  Fin down to 10m on a small wall and rock slope that runs along the west and on down to the point and with a smaller wall and rock strewn slope on the East side into the bay. The wall drops onto a mud bottom at around 16-17m on the west with it gently sloping up into the bay on the East side. There is a deeper rock edge between 24-28m.

Site Hazards:   Parking on a corner and the barbed wire fence.

Nearest Public phone:  Colintraive Ferry Terminal

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Other comments:   The nearest public toilets are at the Ferry Terminal in Colintraive.

Pub:    Colintraive Hotel

Created By:   John Nicolson

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Air & Nitrox fills:    The nearest place is the Diving Academy phone first  +44 (0)1369 701 701

Date:   18/6/11

Revision:    1

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