Alternative Names: Rubh’ a’Bhad Bheithe
Type of Dive: Shore dive on Loch Linnhe
Suggested experience: Suitable for sports divers or accompanied novice
Travel directions: Follow the A828 from South Ballachulish towards Oban for just under 2 miles past a row of terraced houses on the south side of the road. Google map
Distance from Glasgow: 96 Miles 2 hrs 5 mins
Lat & Long: 56.683144, -5.230209 Postcode PA38 4BY Google
Tides: Tide tables
Depth: 10m
Parking directions: The parking is poor but there is enough room to get one or two cars on the verge just at the western end of the crash barrier opposite the houses Google map
Site entry/exit: From the road, a path crosses a small burn over to the cycleway which used to be an old railway bed then on to a pebble beach. Enter off the shore and return the same way. Aim to start the dive toward the left of the small islands. Google
Underwater directions: Swim out to the left of the small islands and once past these submerge and swim on a bearing of 40 degrees. Initially over pebbles but quickly onto sand and boulders and intermittent glacial slabs. These slabs were the site of a biodiversity study by Dundee University in the 80’s and the remains of quadrants that were fixed on slabs to survey chitons may still be found. Swim out to 8-10 m depths where there are several large glaciated slabs that hold three species of chitons (look at the edge of the slabs were they disappear into the mud). Visibility was generally quite good and the effect of the tide was minimal. (There didn't appear to be an opportunity to get any great depth here but I suspect that the fault line that provides the Kentallen wall lies just a little further offshore and would be worth exploring)
Air & Nitrox: Puffin divers & The underwater centre
Site Hazards: Parking is not ideal but the dive gives an easy and shallow introduction to shore diving in small groups
Nearest Public phone: None near here.
Mobile Network service: Orange
Accommodation:
Other comments:
Pub: Holly tree hotel
Cafe: West laroch
Revision: 2
Thanks To: Originally dived in 1986 with M.G.Sturrock, J.Baxter, J.F.Lucas
Links: None
Created By: Chris Hine
Date: 22/12/10
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