Alternative Names: Macduff
Type of Dive: Easy shore dives often used for training.
Suggested Experience: Novice with Instructor.
Travel directions: From entering Macduff on the A98 turndown Mariner street onto High shore and park as the info below. From Aberdeen 48 miles 1hr 15mins Inverness 75 miles 2 hrs
Tides: Tide tables best dived near high tide
Air & Nitrox: Divenortheast
Nearest Public phone:
Mobile Network service: Contact me
Accommodation:
Pub: Plough Bayview Hotel The old moray
Cafe: None close to here.
Version: 2
Thanks To: Divenortheast
Links: None
Created by: Catherine Hollingdale
Date: 13/1/18
Dive one
Parking directions: Park along the shore wall close to the steps leaving room for cars to pass.
Lat & Long: 57.671838, -2.487830 Postcode AB44 1SL Google
Depth: 10m+
Site entry/exit: Use the steps over the seawall and walk down the stony beach into the water.
Underwater directions: Head straight out keeping the finger of rock to your left and explore in and out of the kelp toped gully's that are covered in anemones and dead men's fingers. It's not a problem if you get lost here as its easy to get out the water along the shore.
Site Hazards: Swell and northeast winds.
Other comments:
Surface Photos: Catherine Hollingdale
U/Water Photos: By Catherine Hollingdale
Dive sitemap: Contact me
Dive Two
Parking directions: Park on the pebbles at the end of Wards Lane
Lat & Long: 57.674103, -2.485120 Google
Depth: 10m+
Site entry/exit: Enter as per the first picture and exit on the second also see dive map below.
Underwater directions: Enter the water descend and head west and keep to rocks on your right, there's then a pinnacle rock to your left and a narrow gulley on your right, head through keep right and you are at the arch, come out the arch, keep right and you come to the cave. There are numerous ways to do this dive it but that gives you an idea of the site.
Site Hazards: Swell and northeast winds.
Other comments:
Surface Photos: Catherine Hollingdale
Dive sitemap: By Catherine Hollingdale
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