Lower Cumbrae Reservoir

Lower Cumbrae Reservoir is a reservoir in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Lower Cumbrae Reservoir is situated nearby to the hamlet Upper Kirkton, as well as near the locality The Millers thumb.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cathedral of The Isles and Millport Town Hall.

Cathedral of The Isles

Church

Photo: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Cathedral of the Isles and Collegiate Church of the Holy Spirit is a Category A listed cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the town of Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae.

Millport Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Millport Town Hall is a municipal building in Clifton Street, Millport, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The structure is used as a community events centre.

The Eileans

Islet

The Eileans are two small, low-lying islands located in Newtown Bay, Millport on the island of Great Cumbrae, Scotland. The name is an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic, eilean meaning "island".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Millport and Largs.

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.

Largs

Photo: Scotia, CC BY 3.0.

Largs is a seaside resort on the Clyde coast of Ayrshire, with a population of 10,900 in 2022. It’s where Viking power in Scotland was broken, at the Battle of Largs in 1263, and the Vikingar Exhibition is the town’s main attraction.

Fairlie

Village

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Fairlie is a village in North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland.

Lower Cumbrae Reservoir

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.7622° or 55° 45′ 44″ north

Longitude

-4.9364° or 4° 56′ 11″ west

Open location code

9C7QQ367+VF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 54050433

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Upper Kirkton and The Millers thumb.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gowk Stane and Upper Cumbrae Reservoir.

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