Thursday, 4 August 2016

Fingal's Cave

Isle of Staffa in Scotland is famous for its unique geological features, there are a lot of caves and cliffs with amazing basalt columns. The island once was inhabited even people. Here lived 16 people, but now the island of Staffa is visited by many tourists and residents are only seabirds. This place has gained popularity quickly thanks to its natural beauty, he was repeatedly visited by many celebrities, including Sir Walter Scott, William Wordsworth, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Jules Verne, and Dr. David Livingstone. In this collection, I tell you about the island and will bring a number of interesting photos.


Isle of Staffa is located in the south-west of Ulvi island, between the islands and Ross of Mull Treshnish, and is the smallest among the Hebrides


On the east coast of Staffa is Goat Cave and Cave Sink. The shell is 45 meters in length, the height of the entrance into it - about 10 meters, and the width is greater than 6 meters. On both sides of the ribs hanging basalt, making the entrance to the cave is incredibly beautiful


In the south-west coast and settled Cave Cave Boat McKinnon, connecting tunnel to the cave Cormorant. The most famous attraction of Staffa - Fingal's Cave. It's a big sea cave, located near the southern end of the island. Approximately 20 meters high and 75 meters in length, it also formed the giant basalt columns



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