Little Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The Firth of Clyde is the estuary of the River Clyde, from its upper tidal limit in Glasgow city centre to the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...

The island is known locally as Wee Cumbrae.

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Little Cumbrae is currently up for sale from HLL Humberts Leisure for £3 million

Geography

Little Cumbrae seen from the Haylie Brae on the mainland. Note Great Cumbrae in the foreground at the right and Arran beyond.

Wee Cumbrae lies just to the south of its larger neighbour, Great Cumbrae, at grid reference NS145515. The islands are collectively referred to as The Cumbraes. The island is 3.13 square kilometres in size and rises to a height of 123 metres at central Lighthouse Hill. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2816x2120, 1427 KB) Little Cumbrae seen from the Haylie Brae. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2816x2120, 1427 KB) Little Cumbrae seen from the Haylie Brae. ... Great Cumbrae and other south-west coast islands Great Cumbrae (also known as Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is an island in the lower Firth of Clyde, 4 Kilometers long by 2 Kilometers wide. ... Arran shown within Argyll The Isle of Arran (Scots Gaelic: Eilean Arainn) is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde (430 km2). ... Great Cumbrae and other south-west coast islands Great Cumbrae (also known as Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is an island in the lower Firth of Clyde, 4 Kilometers long by 2 Kilometers wide. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The Cumbraes are a group of islands in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. ...

In stark contrast to its neighbour, green and fertile Great Cumbrae, Wee Cumbrae is a rough and rocky island. With its many cliffs and rocky outcrops Wee Cumbrae bears more of a resemblance to a Hebridean island than to some of its neighbours in the Clyde. Great Cumbrae and other south-west coast islands Great Cumbrae (also known as Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is an island in the lower Firth of Clyde, 4 Kilometers long by 2 Kilometers wide. ... The Hebrides comprise a wide-spread and diverse archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, and in geological terms are composed of the oldest rocks in the British Isles and Ireland. ...

A number of uninhabited islets skirt the island's east coast, Castle Isle, the Broad Islands and Trail Isle.

Today the island's main settlement is at Cumbrae House on the eastern shore.

The Lighthouse

Cumbrae Lighthouse was built in 1793 by Thomas Smith who was under commission from the Commissioners of the Northern Lights. The lighthouse lies on a broad raised beach on the western shore of the island looking out into the Firth. 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Smith (1752–1854) was a Scottish businessman and early lighthouse engineer. ... The Northern Lighthouse Board, also known as the Commissioners of Northern Lights, are the organisation responsible for marine navigation aids around the coastal areas of Scotland and the Isle of Man. ... A Raised beach is an emergent coastal landform. ...

Prior to the creation of the lighthouse, Little Cumbrae had an open fire light atop Lighthouse Hill. This extremely old structure can still be seen to this day (see picture).

Little Cumbrae was privately purchased in 2003 and is to be developed as a memorial park, nature reserve and corporate escape. 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A nature reserve is an area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. ...