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Cumbrae, Little, island (1 mile by ½ mile), Ardrossan par., Buteshire, 1 mile S. of Great Cumbrae, 673 ac., pop. 23. On S. coast are curious caves wrought in the stratified rocks by the action of the sea. On W. side is a lighthouse, with fixed light (Cumbrae) seen 16 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Buteshire County |
| Place names: | CUMBRAE | CUMBRAE LITTLE | LITTLE CUMBRAE |
| Place: | Little Cumbrae |
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