Isle Of Cumbrae
Great Cumbrae (additionally called Great Cumbrae Island, Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is the larger of both islands called The Cumbraes in the reduced Firth of Clyde in western Scotland. Home to the National Watersports Centre, the Cathedral of the Isles as well as the University Marine Biological Station, Millport, the holiday island has an 18-hole golf course which brushes up practically to the summit, as well as a round-island road much favoured for household cycle runs. The island is roughly 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) long by 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) large, rising to an elevation of 127 metres (417 ft) above water level at "The Glaid Stone" - a large, naturally taking place rock set down on the highest top on the island. There is a triangulation column close by, along with an orientation factor which shows the places of surrounding sites. Millport, the island's only community, is spread around a bay which makes up the whole south coast of the island. The typical island population of 1,376 as recorded by the 2011 census was a mild fall from the 2001 number of 1,434. The population boosts significantly throughout the summer vacationer period due to the high percentage of 2nd residences.