Kinlochbervie & the North-West Highlands · United Kingdom · Reef
Roin
Gullies and swim-throughs, often teeming with shoals of fish and dogfish
Roin is a group of boat-dived rock sites on the Kinlochbervie coast, ranging from 10 m to 45 m deep. The rock is cut by underwater gullies and swim-throughs, and the sites draw divers for their abundance of marine life, often teeming with shoals of fish, with numerous dogfish.
0Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Kinlochbervie & the North-West Highlands and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
The Roin sites range from 10 m down to 45 m. The ground is a run of underwater gullies and swim-throughs, and the sites hold an abundance of marine life, often teeming with shoals of fish, with numerous dogfish among them.
Marine life and season
- Reef fish swarms
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair |
Season follows Kinlochbervie & the North-West Highlands: Winter diving keeps to the sheltered sea lochs; the exposed north-west sites belong to the rest of the year.
Dive videos
Diving Roin Bay, Kinlochbervie · Dive KLB ' on YouTube
Bobtail Squid & Octopus at Roin with Dive KLB 18th June 24 · Dive KLB ' on YouTube
Sources
- Dive Sites — Kinlochbervie Diving Expeditions
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