The Corryvreckan whirlpool is a fierce, circular current between the Scottish isles of Jura and Scarba. Nicknamed the "raging cauldron," it almost killed George Orwell and his son Richard in 1947. The ...

IT'S no wonder people once thought the Corryvreckan whirpool was controlled by a sea witch. The gulf can seem a fickle stretch of water. There are times, on a slack tide, when strong swimmers can ...

A landmark made entirely of raging, perilous water, the Corryvreckan whirlpool can confidently claim to be one of Scotland’s most dangerous tourist attractions. Did you know with a Digital ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Walter Baxter / The Corryvreckan Whirlpool (Walter Baxter / The Corryvreckan Whirlpool) One of the most powerful natural ...

Ardbeg borrowed the name for this whisky from the whirlpool in the Gulf of Corryvreckan north of Islay, between the Scottish islands of Jura and Scarba. The reference is meant to prepare the brave, ...

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POLAR explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has climbed the world’s highest mountains but admits he feared ending up at the bottom of a Scottish whirlpool. The adventurer, who has conquered both Poles, Mount ...

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