Lochaline Boat Charters

09/10/2026

9 October 1690: In the midst of a violent storm, John Stewart of Ardsheal, Tutor of Appin, arrived at Dunollie Castle to surrender Castle Stalker to Archibald Campbell, Earl of Argyll. Under the terms drawn up, Ardsheal was to surrender the castle, cannons and birlinns, and was to join with Argyll in reducing the inhabitants of Glencoe to submit to the Scottish government. Argyll was at Dunollie with his forces in preparation for crossing over to the Isle of Mull to subdue the Macleans of Duart. Later that day, as the storm worsened, the Royal Navy frigate HMS Dartmouth, commanded by Captain Edward Pottinger, was driven onto rocks and sunk in the Sound of Mull. Dartmouth had been summoned into Scottish waters by the Scottish government for anti-Jacobite operations.

📜 The register of the Privy Council of Scotland, series 3, volume 15, 1690, p 486; The London Gazette, issue 2605, 27 October 1690.

09/10/2026

18/09/2026

⚠️ We have TWO spaces become available last minute on our Lochaline trip next week.. get in touch if interested ⚠️

🛥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Sound of Mull (Lochaline) dive weekend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🛥️
🗓️24-27 September 2026
💷£280pp

🤿 Diving: 3 days diving with Malcolm at Lochaline Charters. Great wrecks in the Sound of Mull all within recreational limits.

🏨 Accommodation: Highland Basecamp, 3 nights in a bunk room (sharing with another) with en-suite bathroom facilities, self-catering. Arriving on the Thursday night so ready for diving on Friday morning and leaving Sunday after diving. Air fills available both on board and at Basecamp.

14/09/2026

13 September 1653: A Cromwellian flotilla anchored off Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull was ravaged by a storm, which sank three ships, including the warship the Swan. The ships were supporting Colonel Ralph Cobbett's expedition to subdue Clan Maclean during the Earl of Glencairn's royalist uprising. Naval diving instructor John Dadd located the wreck of the Swan in 1979, and in 1991, the site was designated as a protected site. Rescue excavation by Dr Colin Martin took place between 1992 and 2003, with his work featured in documentaries and books.

11/09/2026

15/05/2026

What a cracking long weekend up in Lochaline! Some incredible dives, and loads of laughs. Big thank you to our amazing skipper Brodie Lochaline Boat Charters for a brilliant trip, and to Highland Basecamp for a great stay ! 🌊🤿⚓

Keep an eye out… plenty more dive pics and videos still to come! 📸🎥💙

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