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Fingal's Cave
Sea cave in Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the concert overture of the same name by Mendelssohn, see The Hebrides (overture).
Fingal's Cave is a sea cave on the uninhabited island of Staffa, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, known for its natural acoustics. The National Trust for Scotland owns the cave as part of a national nature reserve.[1] It became known as Fingal's Cave after the eponymous hero of an epic poem by 18th-century Scots poet-historian James Macpherson.
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Fingal's Cave | |
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An Uaimh Bhinn | |
![]() Entrance to Fingal's Cave, 1900 | |
Location | Staffa, Scotland |
Discovery | 1772 |
Geology | Paleocene basalt flow |
Entrances | One |
Hazards | Partially filled by the sea, slippery rocks |
Access | Public |
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