Isle Of Cumbrae
Great Cumbrae (also known as Great Cumbrae Island, Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is the larger of the two islands referred to as The Cumbraes in the lower Firth of Clyde in western Scotland. Residence 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 brushes up virtually to the summit, and 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) vast, rising to an elevation of 127 metres (417 feet) above water level at "The Glaid Stone" - a big, naturally taking place rock perched on the highest possible summit on the island. There is a triangulation column close by, in addition to an alignment point which suggests the areas of surrounding landmarks. Millport, the island's only town, is spread around a bay that makes up the whole south shore of the island. The typical island population of 1,376 as recorded by the 2011 census was a slight loss from the 2001 number of 1,434. The population enhances considerably during the summer season traveler season because of the high percentage of second residences.
