This article will talk about the famous sea cave, formed by washing out rocks with water in the sea rock. This amazing natural creation is located on the fantastic island of Staffa, which has magnificent natural landscapes. The latter is part of the Inner Hebrides group.
We will talk about such a miracle of nature as the mysterious Fingal's Cave (Scotland). Here we will talk about its features and the stunning beauty of this corner of the Earth.
A little about the island
Staff Island is quite small. Its length is only about a kilometer, and its width is half a kilometer. Its highest point is 46 meters above sea level. The name of the island means "island-column", which corresponds to its shape: most of the island coast consists of columns made of bas alt and attracts an endless number of tourists here. Fingal's Cave is the main attraction of these places.
It should be noted that the shape of the island is similar to a huge hand that is stretched out towards the ocean. On its sides are elegant symmetrical bas alt columns. They were formed from slowly cooling lava after a volcanic eruption, subsequently gradually crystallized. There is a legend that these columns were built by giants. And I believe in it, because these magnificent multifaceted pillars are very ideally shaped, and all this looks mysterious and majestic.
And the island of Staffa became famous thanks to the English naturalist Joseph Banks, who visited these places in the 16th century.
There are many caves on the island. None of them can be reached from the shore (except Fingal's), but it should be noted that it has a too narrow arched entrance for boats. The rest can only be entered by water.
So stunning is the beauty of Fingal's Cave, located on the island, that its vaults are often compared to the great Louvre.
Fingal's Cave: photo, description
This famous sea cave is located in Scotland. Incredibly beautiful, she also beckons to herself with amazing natural melodies that arise inside her.
Its length is 113 meters, width at the entrance is 16.5 meters. You can only get to it along a narrow path above the water's edge.
The mesmerizing "singing" cave has walls consisting of hexagonal columns (bas alt), whose height is 20 meters. This unique natural structure is part of the reserve, which hasthe name of the same name is Fangal's Cave.
The cave is located 32 kilometers from Tobermory.
About the name of the cave
From the Gaelic language, the name has a translation - "cave of melodies". Thanks to the dome, which has a curved type, this place has amazing acoustics. The noise of the surf, transformed by the vault of the cave, spreads with a bizarre sound in all its corners. There is a feeling that this is a huge miraculous cathedral.
Fingal's Cave is named after Finn McCuman (or Fingal) - the hero of Celtic folklore. According to ancient legends, Fingal was the same giant who built the dam that connected Ireland and Scotland.
A bit of history
The discoverer of the cave, as noted above, was the naturalist Joseph Banks. He visited here in 1772. Interested in the glory of the island with indescribable natural scenery, it was visited by now famous people: W alter Scott, John Keats, Jules Verne, William Wordsworth, Alfred Tennyson, Queen Victoria, August Strindberg, Joseph Turner and many others.
Fingal's Cave has become a wonderful object for many artists and musicians who embodied its beauty in their works. An example is Mendelssohn's overture - "Fingal's Cave" (visited in 1829), a poem by James MacPherson, a painting by William Wordsworth, and many others. others
Thanks to all of them, the island has become especially popular among travelers around the world.
How to get there?
This place is beautifulan object for lovers of romance and natural beauties. A cave has a magnificent landscape against the backdrop of water. A photo against the background of this beauty is an incomparable memory of one of the most beautiful miracles, a creation of nature.
To get here, you should take one of the car ferries in Oban or Lochalin, located on the coast of Scotland. It follows to the Isle of Mull, located not far from the object of interest. And from there you can already get by boat from Ulva Ferry (pier), located on about. Malla (on the western side of it).
This is interesting
It is this place (Fingalov's cave) that inspires many of its visitors to create amazing works. As noted above, Mendelssohn created a fantastically beautiful musical work Fingal's Cave (overture)..
In the Celtic culture there is one legend "about the white wanderer" (Fingal). According to her, it turns out that it was he who created both the embankment between Ireland and Scotland (the Giant's Road), and the cave itself, consisting of hexagonal bas alt columns (more than 40 thousand).
It does not matter who and how created this amazing, incredibly beautiful place. It is important that it should be seen, heard and remembered.
