| Smalls Reef |
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Place Name : Smalls Reef, Dyfed, Wales |
Lat / Long : 51 ° 43 ' 6 '' - - 5 ° 40' 12'' - |
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8 Figure : 0 |
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Date Found : 1991 |
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War Grave : Unknown |
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| When to Dive Best time to dive the wreck, relative to high wate |
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The protected area covers the find-spot of a Hiberno-Norse sword guard, dating to about AD 1100, discovered by a sport diver in 1991.
ADU designation: December 7, 1991; 1991 No. 2; 1991/2746.
ADU licences: 1992-3 survey.
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Anon., 1991, Viking sword marks a major find. Diver 36.11: 54.
Redknap, M., 1992. Remarkable Viking find in remote site. Amgueddfa (National Museum of Wales) 14: 9.
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| Name : Archaeological Diving Unit |
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| Supplementary Imformation |
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Posted on : February 23, 2007
Smalls Rocks Wrecks. A Team of Divers searched the Smalls area. Wreck Research and Diving Director Jim Phillips lead The Team and we discovered eight wrecks. The wreck I liked was the SS Cambro (Wrecked 24th May 1913. Cargo: Iron ore) Because I discovered the wreck by accident, but the rest were all hard search work by the team, well apart from the sailing ship, I located again by accident, we had stoped for food, I still had 50 bar, in my tank, and not to waste it, I just popped over the side to the depth of 4m, and had landed on a sailing shipwreck, all in 4m depth, that kept us working for the day. I have researched the name and date of this wreck, ideal for newer divers as she lies in very safe place. (Dive all Day).
Tides don't dive on springs, Smalls has really bad currents. Remember the Small Rocks are 20 miles off the Pembrokeshire coast.
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Posted on : February 23, 2007
Dived last week on this site. Very good vis .. about 15-18metres! Should be dived at slack as tides start to really pull even in Neap tides. Lots of seals and Dolphins. Some nice bits of wreck and of course, NOT TOO MUCH KELP.
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Posted on : February 23, 2007
Wonderful scenic site with lots of wreckage and the best vis in West Wales. Need good weather, but you can land on the lighthouse if you feel sick! Usually 15m vis, but Not sure if its worth diving on Spring tides as the strong currents stir it up. Spring tides also make it probably a dive for the experienced, although even then you must pick your site carefully by echo sonar if you wish to avoid problems in gulleys with kelp and smb!
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Posted on : February 23, 2007
As from the 20th November 1995 the designated area protecting the Smalls site has been reduced from 300 metres to 100metres, this now allows sport divers access to the greater part of the area previously restricted, but that within 100 metres of the find site is still subject to a protection order.
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