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Little Cumbrae

Little Cumbrae is an island in the , in , Scotland. It lies south of , its larger neighbour. The underlying geology is igneous with limited outcrops of sedimentary rock.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Little Cumbrae Island” and “Wee Cumbrae”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Little Cumbrae Castle and Little Cumbrae Old Lighthouse.

Photo: Eddie Dowds, CC BY-SA 2.0.
sits on or Allin Tuirail from the Scottish Gaelic: eilean tùr nan uaislean meaning "islet of the nobles' tower", a small tidal island situated off the east coast of Little Cumbrae, in the .

Ruins
Photo: Raibeart MacAoidh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruins.

Islet
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or Allimturrail is a small tidal island, lying off the east coast of Little Cumbrae, and to the west of Trail Island, in the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Millport and Kilchattan Bay.

Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Great Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of , with as its only settlement, and a population of 1376 in 2011. The island is about 3 miles long by 1½ miles wide, roughly tooth-shaped, with a broad bay indenting its south coast.

Village
Photo: Andrew Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a on the , . It lies on the island's southern end, along the coast road at the foot of a steep hill called the Suidhe Chattan which shields the village from the prevailing westerly wind.

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is a town in on the Clyde coast, with a population of 4860 in 2022. Named for St Brigit of Kildare, it was traditionally a weaving, potato-growing and sheep-farming town.

Little Cumbrae

Latitude
55.72243° or 55° 43′ 21″ north
Longitude
-4.95285° or 4° 57′ 10″ west
Elevation
315 feet (96 metres)
Open location code
9C7QP2CW+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4496238
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2644343
Wiki­data ID
Q3057918
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Swedish—“Little Cumbrae” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Cumaradh Beag”
  • Cebuano: “Little Cumbrae Island”
  • Chinese: “小坎布雷岛”
  • Chinese: “小坎布雷島”
  • French: “Little Cumbrae”
  • German: “Little Cumbrae”
  • Irish: “Cumaradh Beag”
  • Italian: “Little Cumbrae”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Little Cumbrae”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cumaradh Beag”
  • Spanish: “Little Cumbrae”
  • Swedish: “Little Cumbrae Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The Lorn and Great Brae.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lighthouse Hill and Hill of Hills.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Little Cumbrae”. Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.