Gotland & Fårö · Sweden · Reef
Hallshuk
Underwater stacks that echo Gotland's raukar, plus fossil-rich slabs
Photo: Sjunnesson · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hallshuk is a natural shore dive below a high coastal cliff on the Hall peninsula in north-west Gotland. Underwater the rock forms giant potholes and stacks that look much like the raukar on land, with crevices running like corridors. It stays shallow, within 13 m, and the stone slabs are full of fossils.
Also known as Hallshuk Stenen, Halshuk, Halshuk – Stora stenen.
Where it is and how deep
57.9199° N, 18.7419° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
This is a natural dive over a rocky landscape of giant potholes and formations that resemble raukar, the limestone stacks on Gotland's shore. A few metres down, crevices form passages and hollows that can be followed like corridors. The stone slabs hold many fossils, and there is a good chance of plenty of flatfish on the bottom. The deepest point is 13 m.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Season follows Gotland & Fårö: Club dives run all year; weather picks each day's shore, and the water swings from about 2 °C to 19 °C.
Dive videos
Diving Hallshuk 27 juli 2022 · Dyk & Sport Gotland on YouTube
Sources
- Hallshuk Stenen dykplats — dykarna.nu
- Dykmöjligheter på Gotland — Gotlands Dykarklubb
- Dykning i Östersjön — Visit Gotland
- Hallshuk – Wikipedia — Wikipedia
Photo credits
- View from a grassy clifftop over red wooden boathouses, a small stone breakwater and a curving shingle shore on calm blue sea by Sjunnesson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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