Island in the Firth of Clyde sea inlet, western Scotland
"Isle of Cumbrae" redirects here. For the ferry, see MV Isle of Cumbrae.
Great Cumbrae
Scottish Gaelic name
Cumaradh Mòr
Location
Great Cumbrae
Great Cumbrae shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference
NS169566
Coordinates
55°46′N4°55′W / 55.77°N 4.92°W / 55.77; -4.92
Physical geography
Island group
Firth of Clyde
Area
1,168 ha (4.5 sq mi)
Area rank
45 [1]
Highest elevation
The Glaidstane 127 metres (417 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Country
Scotland
Council area
North Ayrshire
Demographics
Population
1,376[2]
Population rank
10 [1]
Population density
117.8/km2 (305/sq mi)[2][3]
Largest settlement
Millport
References
[3][4]
Great Cumbrae (Scottish Gaelic: Cumaradh Mòr) is the larger of the two islands known as The Cumbraes in the lower Firth of Clyde in western Scotland. The island is sometimes called Millport, after its main town.
Home to the Cathedral of The Isles and the FSC Millport field study centre, the island has a community of 1,300 residents.
^ abArea and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
^ abNational Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^ abHaswell-Smith (2004) pp. 18-20
^Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
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