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Staffa
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Staffa (stăf`ə), uninhabited island, 3-4 mi (1.2 km) long and 1-4 mi (.4 km) wide, Argyll and Bute, NW Scotland, one of the Inner Hebrides, near Mull. Famous for Fingal's Cave Fingal's Cave , cavern, 227 ft (69 m) long, celebrated for its unusual beauty, on Staffa island, one of the Inner Hebrides, W Scotland. The entrance is an archway supported by basaltic columns 20 to 40 ft (6.1–12.2 m) high. The cave is inundated by the sea.
..... Click the link for more information. , Staffa has numerous other caves as well as sea cliffs that reach 135 ft (41 m).
Staffa
an island in W Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides west of Mull: site of Fingal's Cave


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The story reveals Finn McCool built the causeway in order to reach a lady giantess from the Isle of Staffa, in Scotland.
Discover the home of myths & legends; RELIVE THE ANCIENT FOLKLORE ... by The Mirror (London, England)
The isle of Staffa, which inspired Mendelssohn's Hebridean overture, is another popular boat trip.
Home for the hols! by Young, Fiona / Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
David's parents David and Carol were still out looking for their son last night in the boat Mr Kirkpatrick uses for tours to the Isle of Staffa.
This really is a dreadful day for Iona ... I fear our tiny island ... by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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