Isle Of Cumbrae
Great Cumbrae (likewise referred to as Great Cumbrae Island, Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is the larger of the two islands known as The Cumbraes in the reduced Firth of Clyde in western Scotland. Residence to the National Watersports Centre, the Cathedral of the Isles as well as the College Marine Biological Station, Millport, the holiday island has an 18-hole golf links which brushes up nearly to the summit, and also a round-island road much favoured for family members cycle runs. The island is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) long by 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) vast, rising to a height of 127 metres (417 feet) above sea level at "The Glaid Stone" - a large, normally taking place rock perched on the greatest top on the island. There is a triangulation pillar nearby, along with an orientation point which indicates the places of bordering sites. Millport, the island's only community, is spread around a bay which makes up the entire south coast of the island. The common island population of 1,376 as recorded by the 2011 census was a minor loss from the 2001 figure of 1,434. The population increases considerably during the summer tourist season as a result of the high percentage of 2nd homes.
