Theme Week Firth of Clyde – Great Cumbrae

27 July 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  11 minutes

Newton Beach in Millport looking towards Isle of Arran © LucyLou2/cc-by-sa-4.0

Newton Beach in Millport looking towards Isle of Arran © LucyLou2/cc-by-sa-4.0

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.   read more…

Theme Week Firth of Clyde – Little Cumbrae

23 July 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Lighthouse © flickr.com - David Cook/cc-by-2.0

Lighthouse © flickr.com – David Cook/cc-by-2.0

Little Cumbrae (Scottish Gaelic: Cumaradh Beag) is an island in the Firth of Clyde, in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It lies south of Great Cumbrae, its larger neighbour. The underlying geology is igneous with limited outcrops of sedimentary rock. Little Cumbrae House is of 20th century construction, although the island has no permanent inhabitation at present, its population having peaked at 23 in the late 19th century. There is a lighthouse on the western coast.   read more…

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