Fingal's Cave

For the concert overture of the same name by Mendelssohn, see The Hebrides (overture).

Fingal's Cave
An Uaimh Bhinn
Entrance to Fingal's Cave, 1900
LocationStaffa, Scotland
Discovery1772
GeologyPaleocene basalt flow
EntrancesOne
HazardsPartially filled by the sea, slippery rocks
AccessPublic

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.

  1. ^ "National Trust for Scotland: Fingal's Cave". National Trust for Scotland. Archived from the original on 19 June 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2006.