Isle Of Cumbrae
Great Cumbrae (also referred to as Great Cumbrae Island, Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is the bigger of both islands known as The Cumbraes in the reduced 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 golf course which sweeps practically to the top, 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) broad, rising to a height of 127 metres (417 feet) above water level at "The Glaid Stone" - a large, naturally occurring rock perched on the highest possible top on the island. There is a triangulation column nearby, as well as an alignment factor which shows the places of surrounding spots. Millport, the island's only town, is spread around a bay that makes up the entire south shore of the island. The common island population of 1,376 as recorded by the 2011 census was a small fall from the 2001 figure of 1,434. The population boosts significantly during the summertime vacationer season as a result of the high proportion of 2nd residences.
