High Corrie, Arran

High Corrie is a group of seven cottages and associated bothies, predominantly dating to the 19th century with a probable 18th-century core. It forms a significant portion of a rare surviving inhabited clachan, a traditional settlement pattern once common in Scotland. The cottages are mainly single-storey and three-bay, though some have been extended by two bays, with one now functioning as a separate dwelling. The construction is primarily white-painted rubble stone with sandstone margins, with one cottage facing in coursed sandstone (Langstane). Some have rubble base courses, and later additions include porches, lean-tos, and dormers. Window types vary; predominantly timber sash and case, but with some non-traditional replacements. Roofing materials include grey slates and felt, and there are coped gable stacks, some with raised skews, with some rooflights present.

Interior features, observed during a 2010 survey, include timber panelling, stone and timber fire surrounds, and narrow timber stairs leading to attics. Some of the cottages have been modernised.

High Corrie is notable as a largely intact example of a clachan, representing a style of settlement that was largely cleared during the 18th and 19th centuries as landowners consolidated farming practices. The village's layout in 1811, surveyed by Robert Bauchope for the Duke of Hamilton, is remarkably similar to the present arrangement, though Bauchope’s recommendations led to the division of land into larger farms, contributing to the abandonment of many other clachans across Scotland. High Corrie appears to have uniquely avoided this fate. Northbeck Cottage (formerly Burnside) was rebuilt in 1985. Statutory addresses include High Corrie, Seaview and Bothy, Langstane, Nia-Roo, Goatfell Cottage, The Bothy, Burnbank, Finlay’s Cottage, and McLellan’s Cottage.