Alternative Names: Ballachulish peninsulia
Type of Dive: Carnoch bay is a Shore/Boat dive on a truly great reef and wall.
Suggested experience: Sport diver.
Travel directions: Leaving Glasgow on the M8 cross the Erskin bridge onto the A82 and turn left at Crianlarich staying on the A82. At Tyndrum bear to the right still on the A82 over Rannoch Moor into Glencoe. On entering Glencoe you will see Loch Leven on the right, Along this road ½ mile turn left into Albert drive just before the Isles of Glencoe Hotel and first right onto Park rd under the main road to the end. Google
Distance from Glasgow: 93 miles, about 2 hours 10 mins
Parking directions: Park in the main car park.
Lat & Long: N56.680916 W-5.137396 Postcode PH49 4HL Google
Tides: Can be dived at any state of the tide if you stay in the bay.
Depth: 50m
Site entry/exit: From the car park walk down to the jetty enter at the side of the jetty.
Underwater directions: The reef can be dived from the shore, and from a boat. the reef can be awkward to find so easier to locate the reef with a sounder before descending. The wall is easy to find by heading straight out from the exit point. One of the finest dives in the area with amazing topography and an abundance of life.
Air & Nitrox: Puffin divers
Site Hazards: Depth and boat traffic
Nearest Public phone: Isles of Glencoe Hotel (100m from dive site)
Mobile Network service: Most networks work here.
Accommodation: The red squirrel
Other comments: Good dive site when you have a lot of divers as there is nobody to disturb. This is also a good place for a base to dive the sites you can only reach with a Rhib. There are nine small islands, some rocky and covered with heather and some just smooth green grass, north east and north west of Carnoch bay.
Pub: Isles of Glencoe Hotel(100m from dive site)
Cafe: West Laroch.
Created By: Robfromfort
Date: 20/11/2010
Revision: 3
Thanks To: Karon Wylie and Matt Yates
Links: None
Surface Photos: Robfromfort.
Underwater Photos: Contact me
Dive Map: This dive is like The slates but has a wall as well.
Dive report: Karon Wylie 20/10/24 We enter at the slip which is around 8mtrs depending on tide. Then continue round keeping the slate wall on your right shoulder to whatever depth we've planned for & back or have gone all the way around which can be a 2hr dive if you potter along like me
Dive report: Matt Yates 20/10/24 if lazy down the slip and follow the slope on the right and around until its time to turn around. or walk to the point and dive to the right descending to the desired depth and either come out where u started or in the bay