About 250m from the harbour there is a natural rock arch, under which there is a flat ledge. This ledge is one side of a gully which runs east for about 20m from the shore to a max depth of 12m before opening out onto sand and rock. The ledge is covered by about 1m at high tide

South 200m from Carraigahoy there is a natural slope in the cliff face. A steel hulled trawler was wrecked here in the late 1960s, the remains of which may still be seen. The slope facilitates entries and exists and shows the general layout of the underwater ridges.

Continue along the road until reaching the car park.There are several entry/exit points in the area below the car park. In 1850 the “Royal Arthur” was wrecked here with a cargo of walrus tusks, none have been found recently but you might be lucky. The sea floor is similar to the previously mentioned dive sites with the added attraction of “tame” seals.
Warning!, there is a tidal race off the point so it is advisable to dive this area only at slack water.

Continuing a further 150m along the coast line there is a promontory one side of which is straight and stepped. These steps make dive entry and exit easy in all tidal stages.

Having turned right at the T-junction continue through Churchtown to a point where the sea nearly bisects the road. Park wherever possible. The dive site, to the right of the inlet, is accessed through a gate and a rough track across the fields.
The area has several gullies some of which terminate in caves/blow holes. These make a interesting night dive. The gullies, in one of which there are the remains of a wreck of a German lugger, the “Slazine”, continue for about 50m before opening out. The bottom again consists of kelp, rock and some sand patches near the shore but further out the bottom is affected by river silt. To the left of the inlet, about 100m out, there is another trawler wreck. Tides in this area are stronger than in Slade are.

There are two boat dives which can be accessed from the Hook area. Their positions and details may be found in the chapter on Dunmore East.