Isle Of Cumbrae
Great Cumbrae (also known as Great Cumbrae Island, Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is the bigger 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 as well as the College Marine Biological Station, Millport, the holiday island has an 18-hole fairway which sweeps nearly to the summit, and also a round-island road much favoured for family members cycle runs. The island is approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) long by 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) broad, rising to a height of 127 metres (417 ft) above sea level at "The Glaid Stone" - a large, normally occurring rock set down on the greatest top on the island. There is a triangulation pillar nearby, as well as a positioning point which shows the locations of bordering landmarks. Millport, the island's only town, is spread around a bay which makes up the entire south coastline of the island. The normal island population of 1,376 as recorded by the 2011 census was a small fall from the 2001 number of 1,434. The population boosts considerably during the summer tourist season because of the high percentage of second residences.