Castle Point Portsoy
This is a nice easy dive for those visiting the Moray Firth shoreline. It is better along the eastern end due to the rockier substrate. As you approach Inverness to the west, sand and the mud replace the rocky seabed. The whole of the Moray Firth is well documented for the wreckage number – ships and material including tanks – caused by Heinkel bombers, during World War II
The pleasant interesting gullies and rock fissures yield the normal rocky kelp specials to be expected plus lobster, edible crabs, large numbers of sea urchins octopi and cuttlefish. The gulleys soon giveaway to sand and there are always floundered and swimming crabs. A perfect dive for training.
The Moray Firth is also home to two large pods of Atlantic dolphins. Regular boat trips from the marina at Inverness will take you out into the bay where the dolphins will generally perform – as if trained. If you have the time try the boat trip. Unfortunately you are not allowed to swim with them. |
