WILMERE (PROBABLY) - Scottish West Coast

The Wilmere is one of those messy, fantastic Scottish wrecks we absolutely love. She’s a barge, went down in ‘76 near the Ship Lighthouse on Sanda, and crucially, she landed on top of an *older* wreck. So you’re not just diving one wreck, you’re diving a tangled, historical pile-up. At 16 metres, it’s a brilliant rummage dive. Drop down and you hit the superstructure of the Wilmere first, usually. There’s enough intact to get a real feel for her, the holds are open and inviting. But the magic happens when you start nosing around the edges, where her plates have collapsed onto the older timbers below. It creates these brilliant little overhangs and tunnels, dark corners where conger eels lurk, fat and unbothered. We’ve spent hours here just poking around, shining torches into every nook. The light plays beautifully off the kelp growing on the exposed sections, and the sheer volume of wrasse and blennies that call this place home is superb. We’d suggest going at slack tide, it just makes exploring the nooks so much easier. This is a site for divers who appreciate history, a good poke-around, and don’t mind a bit of a scramble – it’s certainly our favourite kind of chaos.

Location

Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom, Mediterranean & Europe

Coordinates

55.273230, -5.587833

Type

wreck

Maximum Depth

16m

Marine Protected Area: Sanda Islands