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Type of Dive: Triple reef on Loch Fyne is a shore great dive on three reefs.

Suggested experience: Sport Diver 

Travel directions: Leaving Glasgow on the A82 turn left at Tarbet onto the A83, through Arrochar and over the rest and be thankful,  turn left onto the A815, from this junction its 8.7 miles to the A886 then for 4 miles to the turnoff for the B8000 then for 9.8 miles to Thirteen-mile reef. ( Half a mile past Gortein point) Triple reef lies between Gortein point and Thirteen-mile reef at Triple reef the telephone pole has a No.34 on it. 

Telephone poll

Parking directions: Park in the lay-by next to the telephone pole there is enough room for 3 cars. Google 

Triple reef car parking

From Glasgow: 75 miles 1 hr 48 Mins Google

Lat & Long: N56.041348 W-5.293538  Google

Tides: Tide tables

Site entry/exit:  Follow the path down onto the rocks be careful climbing down the rocks as it can be slippy. Entry and exit can be made difficult at low tide and if there is a bit of a swell.

Triple reef entry/exitTriple reef entry/exit

Underwater directions: The first reef lies directly off of the shore and drops down to about 12m. The second reef lies slightly further north and runs from 15-25m. The third reef lies about 35m and is quite featureless. The best life is found on the top reef.  

Site Hazards: Entry and exit climbing up and down the rocks  

Nearest Public phone: The Creggans Inn

Accommodation: The Creggans Inn Kanes Hotel

Mobile Network service: Orange (in places) 

Pub: The Creggans Inn

Created by: Ryan McEwan  

Cafe:  None

Air & Nitrox:   Wreckspeditions  Aquatron  Splashsports

Revision: 3 

Links:  Link

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Dive Report:  Pete Gun 4/6/13 Just read the dive guide there and it says the 3rd reef is quite featureless? I must have been to the wrong reef because the bottom reef is the best way to start the dive in my opinion and has nice features, anemones etc.... I usually head straight out over the small drop off the reef at 12m then straight down till I meet the power cable around 30m once at the power cable I turn left and follow it along for a few minutes to 32m where the cable falls over a small drop off of the rock. I then follow the little wall straight up the slope till about 25m where it meets another nice small wall and some boulders, then I turn left (facing the shore) and hit the other reef.

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