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A small green-hulled boat on blue sea in front of a steep green headland with a white lighthouse at its tip — Shetland

Shetland · United Kingdom · Wall · Cave & cavern

Giants Legs

Half-formed sea stacks off Bard Head, crowded with anemones

Area photo: Ronnie Robertson · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Giants Legs are half-formed sea stacks projecting from Bard Head at the southernmost tip of Bressay. The rock pillars that make up the cliff are covered in life, with nudibranchs, anemones and many kinds of fish, and the scenic dive goes no deeper than 20 m.

Also known as Giant's Legs, Giants Legs sea stacks.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Giants Legs: typical dive to 20 m (to 66 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit20 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

No published position for this site — the map shows Shetland and its other sites; operators know the mooring.

The dive

The dive follows the rock pillars where the Giants Legs stand out from the cliff of Bard Head. Nudibranchs and anemones cover the rock, fish of all kinds move between the pillars, and the deepest part of the site is at 20 m. A sizeable cave is part of the same formation, and a tight, almost impassable passage leads through to another cliff face.

Marine life and season

  • Nudibranchs
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Season follows Shetland: Shetland's liveaboard diving runs as a summer season, from June to August.

Dive videos

Diving The Giant's Legs, Shetland · Highland Divers on YouTube

Shetland, Giants Legs 200826 · Ian Hicks SCUBA on YouTube

Sources

  1. Lerwick recreational diving — Orkney and Shetland Charters

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