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MacLeods Maiden’s – stunning pinnacles
| STAR RATING : |
Scenic 5 star |
| POSITION : |
NW Loch Bracadale |
| EXPERIENCE: |
Competent, site has no difficulties |
| DIVE DEPTH : |
15-25m |
| CONDITIONS : |
A heavy swell can build with the wind from the southwest and the site can be undivable |
| SEA BED : |
The seabed consists of white shell sand with a sharply rising rock face |
| TIDES : |
The tide can run strongly at the western extremities of the site, but within the gullies should not be a problem |
| TAKE CARE : |
Occasionally fisherman lay monofilament nets at this site on the sand at the base of the rock |
| COMMENTS : |
This is an excellent dive for the photographer as the visibility is normally in excess of 15 metres. The stunning pinnacles descend from the surface to the seabed, opening into a series of gulleys and small caves encrusted in colourful soft coral and host to an abundant variety of marine life. |
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