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Cumbrae, Great, island (3½ m. by 2 m.), Cumbrae par., Buteshire, lying midway between Bute island and the coast of Ayr; contains the vil. of Millport, a favourite seaside resort.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
Administrative units: | Cumbrae ScoP Buteshire ScoCnty |
Place names: | CUMBRAE | CUMBRAE GREAT | GREAT CUMBRAE |
Place: | Cumbrae |
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