📌 Village on the Isle of Arran
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Corrie – perhaps Arran’s quirkiest village? This elongated settlement has few facilities but boasts two harbours as well as several other interesting corners; allow 45 minutes or so to wander around, or more if you fancy sampling the fresh seafood at Mara Fish Bar. (Don’t be fooled by the remarkably lifelike seal sculpture balanced on a rock just offshore here!) Boat cleats disguised as sheep line the south harbour, where the Coire nan Larach Burn tumbling off Mullach Buidhe meets the sea. Goatfell can also be climbed from Corrieburn Bridge at the south end of the village, as an alternative to the more popular routes from Brodick. Then there’s the Doctor’s Bath – a curious person-sized, tidal basin complete with rock-cut steps which is said to have been used daily by a previous village doctor. A short walk further north, there’s a second harbour with a rough track leading uphill behind it. This soon forks, with both paths leading to an interesting series of unsignposted caves. Formerly quarried for limestone, some of the caves were later used as boat building shelters, and a couple now seem to be used for makeshift storage. There’s no guarantee of roof stability if you venture inside them.
🌍 Location
📌 Isle of Arran. Corrie south harbour is at:
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 026427
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.637988,-5.138391
🚶 Corrie is definitely best explored on foot, using the coast road as the main axis. Houses extend about a mile along the shore, with the south harbour roughly at the mid point. The highlights from south to north: Corrieburn Bridge & path to Goatfell – south harbour – Doctor’s Bath – Mara Fish Bar & seal sculpture – north harbour & track to caves
🚌 Corrie is on the north coast bus route – services are relatively infrequent, so consult timetables carefully.
Explore nearby
<3 mi away
>> Sannox Bay ★★ (2 mi ↑)
