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The Islands of the lower Firth of Clyde is the smallest of the three major Scottish island groups after the Hebrides and the Northern Isles .

The islands are situated in Scotland in the Firth Of Clyde between Ayrshire and Argyll . They include:


Arran, '''Bute''', '''Great Cumbrae''', '''Holy Isle''' and '''Inchmarnock''' are all inhabited and are serviced by dedicated ferry routes. '''Little Cumbrae''' and '''Sanda''' are also inhabited but without ferry services. The rest of the islands are uninhabited.

The majority of the islands at one time made up the Traditional County of Bute . Today the islands are split more or less equally between the modern unitary authorities of Argyll And Bute and North Ayrshire with only Ailsa Craig and '''Lady Isle''' falling outwith these two areas in South Ayrshire .

with Arran and '''Bute''' beyond]]


KILBRANDON SOUND

The Kilbrandon Sound between the Isle of Arran and Kintyre (itself considered an island by the Norse) contains several islets, including Thorn Island, Island Ross off Glen Lussa in Kintyre; Eilean Grianan, Cour Island, Sgeir Bhuidhe, Sgeir Bheathaig etc


FORMER ISLANDS/NON-ISLANDS

The following are non-islands, with misleading names -
  • Barmore Island, just north of Tarbert, Kintyre

  • Eilean Aoidh, South of Portavadie, Kyles.

  • Eilean nan Gabhar, Melldalloch



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