Scottish Gaelic name | Cumaradh Beag |
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Little Cumbrae Island from Portencross, Ayrshire | |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NS148517 |
Coordinates | 55°43′N 4°57′W / 55.72°N 4.95°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Islands of the Clyde |
Area | 313 hectares (1.21 sq mi) |
Area rank | 84 [1] |
Highest elevation | Lighthouse Hill 123 metres (404 ft) |
Administration | |
Council area | North Ayrshire |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
References | [2][3][4] |
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.[3] There is a lighthouse on the western coast.