Wreck of Unnamed Shipwreck - Canmore 101639 - Scottish West Coast
Alright, let’s talk about the Unnamed Shipwreck, Canmore 101639, off the Scottish West Coast. We love a good mystery, and this wreck certainly provides one. We’re not talking about some perfectly preserved vessel here; this is very much an archaeological site, broken up, scattered, and deeply encrusted. What you get is a wonderful example of how the sea reclaims things, transforming man-made structures into natural habitat. Diving Canmore 101639 means navigating a field of debris, rather than exploring a coherent ship. You’ll find timbers, plating, and machinery, all heavily adorned with anemones, soft corals, and thick mussels. It's a fantastic spot for macro life; we've often spotted wrasse darting between the crevices, and nudibranchs grazing on the encrusting growth. We'd suggest taking your time, really scouring the nooks and crannies. This isn't a dive for ticking off big features, but for appreciating the subtle beauty of a wreck slowly dissolving back into the seabed. The atmosphere here is pure Scottish wreck diving – a little dark, a little silty, but utterly captivating for those who appreciate history and the sheer resilience of marine life.
- Location
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 54.949220, -5.545811
- Type
- wreck
Marine Protected Area: The Maidens
Nearby Dive Sites in Scottish West Coast
- ACCORD - 9m (wreck)
- ADONO - 10m (wreck)
- ADROLIS - 5m (wreck)
- AGATE - 10m (wreck)
- AGIOS MINAS - 10m (wreck)
- AKKA - 28m (wreck)
- ALBIA - 10m (wreck)
- ALEXANDER - 10m (wreck)
- AMY JANE - 52m (wreck)
- AMY (POSSIBLY) - 38m (wreck)
- ANGELA - 5m (wreck)
- ANNIE JANE - 29m (wreck)
- ANNIE MC FADYEN - 7m (wreck)
- ANNIE MELLING - 54m (wreck)
- ANWOTH - 0m (wreck)
Nearest Dive Centres to Wreck of Unnamed Shipwreck - Canmore 101639
- Aquaholics - ["PADI"]
- C&C MARINE SERVICES
- Eagle Divers NI - ["PADI"]
- Field Studies Council Millport
- Freedive Northern Ireland
- Fyne Diving - ["PADI"]
Marine Life in Scottish West Coast
Home to 127 recorded species including 50 reef fish, 15 whales & dolphins, 10 seagrass & algae, 9 sharks & rays, 8 other, 7 crabs & lobsters.
Notable Species
- harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) - Whales & Dolphins
- Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) - Whales & Dolphins
- Common sea star (Asterias rubens) - Starfish
- Devonshire cup coral (Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii) - Hard Corals
- Cowfish (Tursiops truncatus) - Whales & Dolphins
- basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) - Sharks & Rays
- Common shore crab (Carcinus maenas) - Crabs & Lobsters
- Common brittlestar (Ophiothrix fragilis)
- Short-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) - Whales & Dolphins
- Acorn barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides)
- Light-bulb sea squirt (Clavelina lepadiformis)
- bladder wrack (Fucus vesiculosus) - Seagrass & Algae
- Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) - Clams & Mussels
- Norway Lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) - Crabs & Lobsters
- Sand mason (Lanice conchilega) - Worms
- Dog whelk (Nucella lapillus) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
- knotted wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum) - Seagrass & Algae
- Edible periwinkle (Littorina littorea) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
- Star ascidian (Botryllus schlosseri)
- Common whelk (Buccinum undatum) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs