Christopher Kimble
Staffa
Staffa is an island in the Inner Hebrides which lies about 10 km west of Mull and is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland. It is an important breeding ground for fulmars, common shags and puffins, and has been designated as a national nature reserve and a site of special scientific interest.
The island is entirely volcanic and consists largely of hexagonal basalt columns similar to those found at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland. The island is best known for these columns, and the sea cave known as 'Fingal's Cave', made famous by Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture.
This photograph shows some of these famous basalt columns; it was taken close to the island's only safe landing place and the entrance to Fingal's Cave.
Staffa
Staffa is an island in the Inner Hebrides which lies about 10 km west of Mull and is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland. It is an important breeding ground for fulmars, common shags and puffins, and has been designated as a national nature reserve and a site of special scientific interest.
The island is entirely volcanic and consists largely of hexagonal basalt columns similar to those found at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland. The island is best known for these columns, and the sea cave known as 'Fingal's Cave', made famous by Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture.
This photograph shows some of these famous basalt columns; it was taken close to the island's only safe landing place and the entrance to Fingal's Cave.