Isle Of Cumbrae
Great Cumbrae (also known as Great Cumbrae Island, Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is the bigger of both islands referred to as The Cumbraes in the reduced Firth of Clyde in western Scotland. House to the National Watersports Centre, the Cathedral of the Isles and also the College Marine Biological Station, Millport, the holiday island has an 18-hole fairway which sweeps virtually to the summit, and also a round-island road much favoured for household cycle runs. The island is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) long by 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide, rising to a height of 127 metres (417 ft) over water level at "The Glaid Stone" - a huge, normally occurring rock set down on the highest possible summit on the island. There is a triangulation pillar close by, as well as a positioning factor which suggests the places of surrounding landmarks. Millport, the island's only community, is spread around a bay which makes up the entire south shore of the island. The typical island population of 1,376 as recorded by the 2011 census was a small loss from the 2001 number of 1,434. The population enhances substantially during the summer season visitor season because of the high proportion of second houses.