The Cumbraes are a group of islands in the
Firth of Clyde,
Scotland. The islands belong to the traditional
county of Bute and the modern unitary authority of
North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Àir a Tuath, ) is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. The council area borders Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire to the northeast, and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the east and so ...
.
The main islands in the group are:
*
Great Cumbrae
*
Little Cumbrae
These two islands are separated from each other by a broad
sound called The Tan and from the Scottish mainland by a busy shipping channel known as the
Fairlie Roads.
There are also a number of uninhabited islets in the group:
:*
The Eileans
:*
Castle Island
:* The Broad Islands
:* Trail Isle
The Cumbraes are referred to as the ''Kumreyiar'' in the Norse ''
Saga of Haakon Haakonarson''.
"cömbröɣ"
"Brittonic Language in the Old North". Scottish Place-Name Society. Retrieved 14 Sept 2011.
References
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Islands of the Clyde
Islands of North Ayrshire