2016
NM3235 : Tour Boats Off Staffa
taken 8 years ago, near to Port an Fhasgaidh [water Feature], Argyll And Bute, Great Britain
Tour Boats Off Staffa
Staffa (Stafa) is an uninhabited island of the Inner Hebrides lying about 10 kilometres (6 miles) west of the Isle of Mull and 9 km northeast of Iona. Its highest point is 42 metres (138 ft) above sea level. Its name is believed to come from for the Old Norse word for stave; it is said that The Vikings gave it this name as its columnar basalt reminded them of their houses, which were built from vertically placed tree-logs (Murray, WH (1973) The Islands of Western Scotland. London. Eyre Methuen). The island is oriented north-south, and is approximately one kilometre long by about half a kilometre wide. Staffa is owned and managed by The National Trust for Scotland.
The island is a popular destination for day-trippers who are attracted by the wildlife and its most well-known feature, An Uaimh Bhinn (Cave of Melody) or, as it is more commonly known, Fingal's Cave.
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