Islands
The following table gives a list of the islands of the Firth of Clyde with an area greater than 40 hectares (approximately 100 acres) plus adjacent smaller uninhabited islets, tidal islets only separated at higher stages of the tide, and skerries which are only exposed at lower stages of the tide.
| Island | Gaelic Name | Location | Area (ha) | Population | Last inhabited | Highest point | Height (m) | Surrounding islets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ailsa Craig | Creag Ealasaid | South Ayrshire | 99 | 0 | 1980s | The Cairn | 338 | None |
| Arran | Arainn | Arran | 43201 | 5058 | – | Goat Fell | 874 | Eilean na h-Àirde Bàine, Hamilton Isle, Pladda |
| Bute | Bòid | Bute | 12217 | 7228 | – | Windy Hill | 278 | The Burnt Islands: Eilean Mòr, Eilean Fraoich and Eilean Buidhe, Eilean Dearg, Eilean Dubh, Sgat Beag and Sgat Mòr |
| Davaar | Eilean Dà Bhàrr | Kintyre | 52 | 2 | – | 115 | None | |
| Great Cumbrae | Cumaradh Mòr | Bute | 1168 | 1434 | – | The Glaidstane | 127 | The Clach, The Eileans, The Leug, The Spoig |
| Holy Isle | Eilean Mo Laise | Arran | 253 | 13 | – | Mullach Mòr | 314 | None |
| Inchmarnock | Innis Mheàrnaig | Bute | 253 | 0 | 1980s | 60 | None | |
| Little Cumbrae | Cumaradh Beag | Bute | 313 | 0 | 1990s | Lighthouse Hill | 123 | The Broad Islands, Castle Island, Trail Isle |
| Sanda | Àbhainn | Kintyre | 127 | 1 | – | 123 | Glunimore Island, Henrietta Reef, Scart Rocks, Paterson's Rock, Sheep Island |
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