Guided-diving booking page operated by Freedom Diving that lists Craggen as a deep training spot.
Loch Long shore dive with a boulder reef, small wall, and anemone rock.
Loch Long shore dive with a boulder reef, small wall, and anemone rock.
Craggen is a Loch Long shore dive with a shallow reef, a deeper wall, and a dark boulder slope packed with anemones and cold-water life, best suited to experienced divers who are comfortable in drysuits.
Conservative baseline from public research. No community dives logged yet.
Depth range, seasonality, and planning context.
Reported Depth
5m - 35m
Depth Note
The reef starts around 5 m, the wall comes in around 21 m, and the main structure tops out around 32 m before sand and shell beds deepen further.
Best Season
Year-round, with the calmest and clearest windows on settled days.
Typical Conditions
A dark shore dive with a boulder reef, a small wall, and a deeper sand-shell run-off beyond the main feature line.
Site conditions, restrictions, and access requirements.
Site Conditions
Safety Notes
Watch your footing on the shore rocks, keep a torch with a backup, and plan the exit before you commit to the deeper side of the site.
Access Restrictions
Use the shore path and barrier carefully, and plan for parking, slippy rocks, and a proper exit route.
Legal Notes
Follow local shore-access and parking rules and keep the dive conservative in Loch Long conditions.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
Best for experienced shore divers with a drysuit, torch, and solid buoyancy control.
Freediving
Not a natural freedive target; the depth and cold-water shore conditions suit scuba.
Snorkeling
Snorkeling is not the main use case because the interesting reef starts deeper down the slope.
Species commonly reported at this site, with direct links into their wildlife guides.
Community dive logs and visit reports for this site.
Average conditions based on logged dives & visits.
Planning answers for access, conditions, timing, and site logistics.
Last Updated
Research Sources
Guided-diving booking page operated by Freedom Diving that lists Craggen as a deep training spot.
Community shore-dive page with access notes and hazards.
Independent Scotland diving guide describing Craggen as a more experienced-diver site.
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