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The Caves - Loch Long
Garelochhead, Scotland, United Kingdom
Max depth35 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodySea of the Hebrides
Water temp7–14°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
The Caves - Loch Long is a cave and reef dive site near Garelochhead, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom, in the Sea of the Hebrides. It has a maximum depth of about 35 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes soft corals, nudibranchs, lobsters, seals, harbor seals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 7 to 14 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common StarfishAsterias rubens
Shore CrabCarcinus maenas
Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Edible Sea UrchinEchinus esculentus
North Sea CerianthidSynarachnactis lloydii
Squat LobsterMunida rugosa
Moon JellyfishAurelia aurita
Nearby sites
- 1Conger Alley1.3 km
- 2Craggen1.9 km
- 3Tarbet Isle - Loch Lomond6.0 km
- 4A-Frames (Finnart)7.8 km
- 5Loch Long18 km
- 6Wemyss Bay - SS Kintyre34 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org