Blockships (Churchill Barriers)

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Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Best timeMay to October

Water temp6-14°C / 43-57°F

Visibility2-12m / 6-40ft

AccessShore Dive

Dive typesScuba, Snorkel

DifficultyBeginner

Max depth12 m

Avg depth8 m

Nearest airportKOI

Shallow wrecksShore accessEasy dive

ScubaSnorkel

The Churchill Barriers are causeways built during WWII, using sunken ships as foundations. Several of these blockship wrecks are now fantastic and very shallow shore dives, perfect for all levels and even for snorkeling.

Features

A series of ships that were intentionally sunk to block the channels into Scapa Flow. These wrecks are very shallow and can be dived from the shore. They are covered in kelp and are a great spot for an easy, scenic dive.

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