The Cathedral of The Isles, Millport, is Britain’s smallest Cathedral and dates from 1851. It was built on ground owned by the Boyle family, and its founder, George Frederick Boyle,...

The original pipe band was formed in 1962 and is known as The Millport Pipe Band. It was created from various existing sources including the local 1st Millport Company Boys Brigade pipe...

Millport has two museums, one housed in the Garrison Building focuses on the island, its history and its people. The other, known as the Robertson Museum is at the Field Studies Council...

Millport owes its origins in the 1700s to the people who attempted to smuggle contraband into the Clyde and to those who tried to stop them! Garrison House in Millport was built...

It’s been around for millions of years, but just over 100 years ago a local by the name of Mr Brown was passing by after a lunchtime drink or two,...

Situated on the west side of the island this rock was painted many years ago to represent an Indian’s face. It is thought that it was first painted by a...

STOP PRESS – Paddle Steamer Waverley has been withdrawn from service for 2019 and urgently needs new boilers or she will never sail again. We need your support now to...

Standing some 10 meters in height and over 50 meters in length, this imposing structure has graced the island of Great Cumbrae for some 65 million years. This prehstoric rock...

Garrison model rail club or GMRC was founded in December 2006 by members of the community with an interest in model railways. The Club was started with a view to...

It is actually a German 155mm field gun or howitzer and was manufactured in the Krupps factory near Munich for use in WWl. There were formerly two of them on Cumbrae...