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.
The main islands in the group are:
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.
References※
- ^ "cömbröɣ" Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine "Brittonic Language in the Old North". Scottish Place-Name Society. Retrieved 14 Sept 2011.
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