1870: 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 cave is formed entirely from hexagonally jointed basalt columns within a Paleocene lava flow, similar in structure to the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland and those of nearby Ulva. It became known as Fingal's Cave after the eponymous hero of an epic poem by 18th-century Scots poet-historian James Macpherson.

• Contributor: De Luan / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: K9KY93
• File size: 47.5 MB (4.5 MB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 3430 x 4844 px | 29 x 41 cm | 11.4 x 16.1 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 19 September 2017
• Location: Fingal's Cave Isle of Staffa Scotland, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

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