Little Cumbrae Castle
Little Cumbrae Castle sits on Castle Island 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 Firth of Clyde.Photo: Eddie Dowds, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Wee Cumbrae Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Island and Little Cumbrae.
Castle Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Island or Allimturrail is a small tidal island, lying off the east coast of Little Cumbrae, and to the west of Trail Island, in the Firth of Clyde.
Little Cumbrae
Island
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Little Cumbrae 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 Old Lighthouse
Ruins
Photo: Raibeart MacAoidh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Cumbrae Old Lighthouse is a ruins, which is situated 3,100 feet west of Little Cumbrae Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Millport and West Kilbride.
Millport
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Great Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of Ayrshire, with Millport 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.
West Kilbride
West Kilbride is a town in Ayrshire 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.
Kilchattan Bay
Village
Photo: Andrew Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilchattan Bay is a village on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. 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. Kilchattan Bay is situated 4 miles northwest of Little Cumbrae Castle.
Little Cumbrae Castle
- Categories: Tower House, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.72015° or 55° 43′ 13″ northLongitude
-4.94288° or 4° 56′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C7QP3C4+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 3018750252OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q9288134
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Little Cumbrae Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Little Cumbrae Castle”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Little Cumbrae Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Little Cumbrae”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Broad Island and Lighthouse Hill.
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