Isle Of Cumbrae
Great Cumbrae (likewise 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 reduced Firth of Clyde in western Scotland. Home to the National Watersports Centre, the Cathedral of the Isles and also the College Marine Biological Station, Millport, the holiday island has an 18-hole fairway which brushes up practically to the summit, as well as a round-island road much favoured for family cycle runs. The island is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) long by 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) vast, rising to a height of 127 metres (417 feet) over water level at "The Glaid Stone" - a large, normally occurring rock perched on the greatest top on the island. There is a triangulation pillar close by, along with an alignment factor which shows the places of surrounding sites. Millport, the island's only town, is spread around a bay which makes up the whole south coastline of the island. The usual island population of 1,376 as recorded by the 2011 census was a mild loss from the 2001 number of 1,434. The population boosts significantly during the summer tourist season due to the high proportion of 2nd houses.
