Wreck of Warlock - Scottish West Coast
Diving the Warlock is a proper adventure, the kind that makes you feel like you’ve earned your post-dive dram. This isn't your average sunny, Caribbean wreck. It’s an evocative, haunting experience in the Scottish West Coast, perfect for divers who appreciate history and a bit of a challenge. The Warlock lies scattered, a jigsaw puzzle of twisted metal and machinery across the seabed, giving you plenty of nooks and crannies to poke around in. We particularly love seeing how the cold, dark water has preserved some of her structure, allowing the marine life to really take hold. You'll spend your dive navigating through various sections, recognising the bow here, a boiler there. We’ve found everything from inquisitive conger eels peeking out of pipes to plump lobsters tucked away in crevices. The visibility can be variable, but when it clears, the sight of light shafts cutting through the gloom onto the wreck is simply magic. It's a site that rewards multiple visits; we always seem to find something new. Dive it on a slack tide for the best experience, and be sure to bring a good torch; the shadows play tricks down there. This is a dive for those with solid buoyancy control and an appreciation for the raw beauty of a shipwreck reclaimed by the sea.
- Location
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 55.798250, -5.290959
- Type
- wreck
Marine Protected Area: Laggan
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- 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 Warlock
- 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