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448: 60: 1044: 506:'Clyde' The Corrie Seal is a wooden seal statue made by local sculptor Marvin Elliot, in 2008. The statue is a landmark that sits on a rock just off the coast of Corrie. The statue is known to confuse both the tourists and locals as to whether he is a real seal or not, seals are known to often be seen in that area, and occasionally may join Clyde on his rock. Despite being secured down with a metal pole, Clyde has been washed away on numerous occasions to places including: 769: 44: 67: 417:.) The sheep bollards on the quay walls were moved to Corrie after they were used in the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival. The northernmost quay is "Corrie port" and was also used for shipping products to other locations on the island, the mainland and other islands. Small coastal cargo vessels of a type known as the 408:
The village used to be a regular stop for steamers circumnavigating the island, passengers embarking by way of a rowing boat from the "ferry rock". The ferry rock is located midway between the village's two quays. The southernmost quay is known as the "sandstone quay". This harbour and quay used to
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leaves the shore and climbs north west over North Glen Sannox towards Lochranza. Corrie Golf Club is located here which was founded in 1892. This 9-hole, 3,896-yard (3,563-metre) hillside course offers magnificent views over the Firth of Clyde and the
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be the location where sandstone blocks from the nearby quarry were shipped to the mainland, and huge pieces of stone can still be seen. (Sandstone from Corrie was also used in the construction of
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were a common sight in the port and the sandstone quay during their heyday. There was also a limestone "mine" in the village, which has a roof lined with fossils of
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Population has been falling: in January 2008, only 15 pupils attended the village's primary school, and the number was expected to further drop to 5 by 2012.
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The McLellan Festival, a celebration of Robert McLellan, is a week long event of local culture, including poetry, arts, music, film and drama.
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Just to the north of Corrie's close neighbour, Sannox, the main
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The Corrie Seal, a sculpture by local sculptor Marvin Elliott
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Scottish Gaelic

Corrie is located in North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire
OS grid reference
NS024432
Civil parish
Council area
North Ayrshire
Lieutenancy area
Ayrshire and Arran
Country
Scotland
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
KA27
Dialling code
Police
Scotland
Fire
Scottish
Ambulance
Scottish
UK Parliament
North Ayrshire and Arran
Scottish Parliament
Cunninghame North
UK
Scotland

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