Corryvreckan

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To the North of Jura is found the fearsome Corryvreckan whirlpool.

27 July -- Bl Titus Brandsma, O. Carm. John 2009
To the North of Jura is found the fearsome Corryvreckan whirlpool.

Found While Looking for Something Else John 2009
Yet the Corryvreckan has lured more than one writer towards its foamy, lethal vortex.

Jura Duty 2007
Heading back to Barnhill, Orwell miscalculated the tides and entered the Gulf of Corryvreckan just as the whirlpool was gathering its remorseless speed.

Jura Duty 2007
The most emblematic tale we have of Orwell on Jura, records his unworldly venture into the notorious Corryvreckan whirlpool, off the island's north coast.

Jura Duty 2007
Deakin aimed to swim across the Corryvreckan, but in the end, very wisely, demurred.

Jura Duty 2007
She looked at me, and my will was drawn into her eyes like Breachan into Corryvreckan.

Third Strike Philip R. Craig 2007
She looked at me, and my will was drawn into her eyes like Breachan into Corryvreckan.

Third Strike Philip R. Craig 2007
STARING into the terrifying thunderous tumult of the Corryvreckan whirlpool, it's easy to see why its sheer primal energy has fascinated people for centuries.

Scotland's Whirling Goddess or the Holy Grail? Argent 2006
McHardy believes that the Corryvreckan was, for pre-Christian Picts, a "Mother Goddess" - the Mother of All Fertility Symbols.

Scotland's Whirling Goddess or the Holy Grail? Argent 2006