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Encyclopedia > Millport (Scotland)

This article is about the town in Scotland. For other places named Millport, see Millport.


Millport is the only town on the Isle of Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of Ayrshire, Scotland. The town is 4 miles south from the Largs-based Caledonian MacBrayne ferry slipway.


Due to its small size, the island and its town are inextricably linked in the minds of visitors and residents. For a fuller description of Millport, please see: Isle of Cumbrae.


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Scottish Accommodation Index - Millport, Isle of Cumbrae (800 words)
Millport is the capital of, and the only town on, the small island of Great Cumbrae (only 4 miles long) in the Firth of Clyde.
Millport itself is the prettiest of seaside towns nestling in the outstretched arms of Millport and Kames Bays and offers both sandy beaches and great views of Little Cumbrae, Ailsa Craig, Arran, the Eileans and the North Ayrshire Hills.
The Ladies Grave, on the hill beside the ferry slip, is said to mark the spot where a woman is buried having died of a broken heart after the loss of her Viking husband at the battle.
Self catering in Scotland: Millport, Isle of Cumbrae (365 words)
Millport is the only town on the island.
A washing machine and tumble dryer are available to all the properties, at a small charge, and bikes can be secured in a special area of the small garden.
are small, but have double-glazed bay windows with a stunning panoramic view across Millport Bay, with yachts and islands, to the hills of Arran and the sea and mainland beyond.
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