Isle Of Cumbrae
Great Cumbrae (likewise referred to as Great Cumbrae Island, Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is the bigger of the two islands referred to as The Cumbraes in the lower Firth of Clyde in western Scotland. House to the National Watersports Centre, the Cathedral of the Isles and the University Marine Biological Station, Millport, the holiday island has an 18-hole fairway which brushes up practically to the top, and a round-island road much favoured for household cycle runs. The island is approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) long by 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide, rising to a height of 127 metres (417 ft) over sea level at "The Glaid Stone" - a big, normally happening rock perched on the highest top on the island. There is a triangulation pillar close by, along with an orientation factor which shows the areas of bordering landmarks. Millport, the island's only town, is spread around a bay which makes up the entire south coast of the island. The usual island population of 1,376 as recorded by the 2011 census was a small autumn from the 2001 figure of 1,434. The population increases considerably during the summer season visitor period as a result of the high percentage of 2nd houses.
