The Corryvreckan whirlpool is one of the largest whirlpools in the world, reaching speeds of 8.5 knots and producing a roaring sound that can be heard 10 miles away. When you purchase through links on ...

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A digital campaign to promote the general release of Ardbeg’s Corryvreckan whisky has launched, created by Story. The Edinburgh-based agency has created a campaign which will reach Ardbeg’s 49,000 ...

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 ...

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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 ...