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Millport (Scottish Gaelic: Port a' Mhuilinn) is the only town on the island of Great Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of North Ayrshire. The town is four miles south from the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry slipway. Tourism is an important aspect of the economy. Due to its small size, the island and its town are often linked in the minds of visitors and residents. Millport has the smallest extant cathedral in the British Isles.〔("The United Diocese of Argyll and the Isles" ) The Scottish Episcopal Church. Retrieved 19 May 2008.〕 ==History== The (Garrison House ) in the centre of town, constructed in 1745, was formerly the barracks/Captain's mansion, then the home of the Earl of Glasgow, and is now in community ownership (see "Current Developments" below). During the development of the River Clyde as a main thoroughfare for goods, shipbuilding and smuggling, Millport was a strategic base for Customs and Excise. Several of the streets in Millport are named after crew members of the Revenue cutter ''Royal George''. The Victorian era was a period of rapid growth, both in terms of population, governance, amenities and property. To the west and east of the old harbour, many fine Victorian and Edwardian villas were built, along with new tenements. These still form the backbone of the housing stock. The Cathedral of the Isles of the Scottish Episcopal Church, completed in 1851 and which seats only 100 people, is the smallest cathedral in Great Britain.〔("Cathedral of the Isles" ) Millport.org. Retrieved 27 November 2009.〕 There are also claims that it is the smallest cathedral in Europe.〔The building is variously described as "the smallest cathedral in Europe", "the second smallest in Europe", "probably the smallest in Europe" etc. See for example ("Millport Musings" ) (19 November 2005) BBC. Retrieved 11 May 2008, ("About Cumbrae" ) Westbourne House. Retrieved 11 May 2008. Various other churches such as the cathedrals in Nin and Zadar in Croatia lay claim to this title.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Millport, Cumbrae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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