Kentallen Pier and the bay from the air, with the Holly Tree on the shores behind

Kentallen Pier, Loch Linnhe

Kentallen Wall Dive

The Kentallen Wall, a popular reef dive, sits just off our pier and is a great dive for seeing wildlife.

Parking

Free in the hotel car park

From the slipway

About 150 metres out

Bearing

About 310 degrees

The wall

15 to over 30 metres

The slipway beside Kentallen Pier on a calm day, with the hills reflected in Loch Linnhe

Parking and entry

Divers can park in the hotel car park free of charge, but courtesy is appreciated - why not pop in for a post dive lunch? Entry and exit to the dive can be made easily via the slipway. From there, the wall lies about 150 metres out on a bearing of about 310 degrees. Loch Linnhe is quite sheltered, but this is a longer dive, so gas management can be a hazard according to some sources.

For more information on the dive, please click here or click here.

Red boats on the slipway, looking across Loch Linnhe to the mountains

On the wall

The sheer underwater drop is a great example of the West Coast's complicated seabed patterns, formed by quaternary glacial periods eroding and depositing material over millennia. The wall plunges from 15 to over 30 metres, and divers can see peacock worms, sea squirts, and dahlia anemones on the rock face, with velvet crabs and squat lobsters on boulders and in crevices. Plenty of other wildlife can be found in the area, including king scallops, sea pens, and even occasionally octopuses, as they are drawn to this sheltered, prey-rich environment of crabs and small fish.

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