Hillsea Point Rock

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Hillsea Point Rock is an area of the English Channel located 0.5 nm south-east of Hillsea Point, Devon. It consists of seven or eight pinnacles ranging in depth between 25 metres on the sea bed and 2 metres at the surface [1] [2]

The one pinnacle at 50°17.337′N04°02.710′W / 50.288950°N 4.045167°W / 50.288950; -4.045167 Coordinates: 50°17.337′N04°02.710′W / 50.288950°N 4.045167°W / 50.288950; -4.045167 is split in two, from top to bottom in the north–south line. The crack is narrow at the top but is about 1 metre wide at a depth of about 23 metres providing a "swim through" of about 15 metres for divers.

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References

  1. Dive South Devon, Kendall McDonald and Derek Cockbill, ISBN   0-946020-11-6
  2. Admiralty Chart 1613 1995