WELCOME TO LESSER CUMBRAE
SINCE THE 15TH CENTURY THE ISLAND OF LESSER CUMBRAE, IN THE FIRTH OF CLYDE, HAS BEEN PRIVATELY OWNED AND THE OWNERS HAVE CHERISHED THEIR PRIVACY.
LESSER CUMBRAE WAS RECENTLY SOLD AND THE NEW OWNERS ARE NOW ENCOURAGING VISITORS TO COME AND ENJOY THEIR ISLAND,
ALTHOUGH THE ISLAND IS ONLY 1.8 MILES BY O.9 IT HAS A VERY INTERESTING AND VARIED HISTORY, INCLUDING SHIPWRECKS, TRAGEDY’S AND FATALITIES.
CUMBRAE CASTLE STANDS GUARD BESIDE THE LANDING JETTY AND IMPOSING MANSION HOUSE.
THE FOUR GARDEN COTTAGES HAVE BEAUTIFULLY KEPT GARDENS.
ON GOING ASHORE LOCATE THE CARETAKER AS HE HAS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE LADY MISSIONARY WHO LANDED ON LESSER CUMBRAE IN THE 7TH CENTURY.
THE MISSIONARY HAD A SMALL CHURCH BUILT AND WAS SO POPULAR MANY PILGRIMS MADE THEIR WAY TO THE ISLAND TO HEAR HER PREACH.
THE ISLAND IS BEAUTIFUL WITH WONDERFUL SCENERY AND IS A HOME TO MORE THAN SIXTY SPECIES OF BIRDS.
THE OLD ORIGONAL COAL FIRED LIGHTHOUSE, BUILT IN 1757, STILL STANDS ON THE HILLTOP.
THE VIEWS TO BUTE, ARRAN, MILLPORT AND THE MAINLAND ARE STUNNING. DO TAKE YOUR CAMERA AND A PICNIC.
  (THERE ARE NO SHOPS, ROADS OR PAVEMENTS.)
A RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOK TAKES THE READERS ON A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY. THE BOOK IS ENTITLED;
  WELCOME TO WEE CUMBRAE
WATERSTONE’S REVEIW OF THE BOOK IS;
WELCOME TO WEE CUMBRAE IS A WONDERFUL BOOK ABOUT A LITTLE KNOWN ISLAND LESS THAT ONE MILE FROM GREATER CUMBRAE OR MILLPORT AS IT IS MORE POPULARY KNOWN.
THE BOOK CHARTS LESSER CUMBRAE’S FASCINATING HISTORY FROM THE 7TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT DAY AND INCLUDES SOME VERY RARE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE DAYS OF THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL AS SOME BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ISLAND AS IT IS TODAY.
THIS BOOK IS WONDERFULLY RESEARCHED, WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY TWO WELL KNOWN AYRSHIRE HISTORIANS AND REALLY DOES JUSTICE TOTHE LITTLE KNOWN ISLAND OF LESSER CUMBRAE JUSTICE, OR AS IT IS KNOWN THROUGHOUT AYRSHIRE WEE CUMBRAE.
THE GRIPPING TALES OF THE MANY SHIPWRECKS AND THE LIVES OF THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS AND THEIR FAMILIES TAKE THE READER ON AN EXCITING VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY
THIS LIMITED EDITION BOOK, WHICH CONTAINS 91 PHOTOGRAPHS, WILL BE MUCH APPRECIATED BY READERS INTERESTED IN SCOTTISH HERITAGE.

SIGNED COPIES £10 99. INCLUDES P & P IN THE UK. overseas enquiries welcome
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