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Type: Lighthouse on reef and more than a few wrecks
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Harbour / slip:
Parking directions: At the Harbour
Distance from
harbour: 9.6 miles from Arbroath
Distance from
harbour:
Lat & Long: N56.43394, W-2.38762
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Lighthouse Information: The Bell Rock, is a 2,000 foot sunken ledge of sandstone lying off the Firth of Forth, Also known as the Inchcape Rock, it was a graveyard for ships. An appalling number of ships were wrecked there until the Bell Rock lighthouse was built in 1811. Bell Rock is treacherous it sits in isolation some twelve miles from the nearest coastline, where at high tide the sea covers it.
Diveshop: Edinburgh dive centre FYM
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Suggested experience: Sport diver
Other comments: This dive site is very weather dependant as its 12 miles from shore. There are some very old wrecks here.
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Created by: Finstrokes
Date: 7/7/07
Revision: 3
Thanks To: Gavindiver and Puddle pirate for information and u/w pictures
Links: Link
Underwater photos:
There are a group of old cannons at the south and here is a picture of a single cannon.
Wreck Information: The 10,850-ton battle cruiser - HMS Argyle
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Champagne from the sea Torpedo tube from HMS Argyle
Wreck diagram:
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Dive Reports : Themacallan, March 07,
The Argyll had underslung prop shafts that sheared off as she grounded allowing the wreck to spin off and ground to its final resting place further round the reef. I have never seen the prop shafts (and neither have most of the Montrose guys).... so still stuff to see. (I have never seen the canon either ) For (well) hard rebreather divers the Bell is a pleasant distraction. Its just being somewhere that all lot of people have seen form afar but NOT actually been to that intrigues me. As a day out it is hard to beat.
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