Isle Of Cumbrae
Great Cumbrae (also known as Great Cumbrae Island, Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is the larger of both islands known as The Cumbraes in the lower Firth of Clyde in western Scotland. House 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 fairway which sweeps virtually to the summit, and 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) large, rising to a height of 127 metres (417 feet) over water level at "The Glaid Stone" - a huge, naturally taking place rock perched on the greatest top on the island. There is a triangulation pillar nearby, as well as an alignment point which suggests the locations of surrounding spots. Millport, the island's only town, is spread around a bay that makes up the entire south coastline of the island. The typical island population of 1,376 as recorded by the 2011 census was a mild fall from the 2001 figure of 1,434. The population boosts substantially during the summer vacationer season as a result of the high proportion of 2nd residences.
