Earth Sciences
Geo Art
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Artist Simon Beck - Extreme Snow Art
Engraving of Fingal's Cave by James Fittler in Scotia Depicta, 1804 - Source
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Fingal's Cave, Island of Staffa, Scotland - 1900 - Source
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Fingal's Cave by Dennis Wilkinson - Source
Fingal’s Cave on the island of Staffa, showing the columnar basalt that
makes up the exposed base of the island. These columns were caused by
the prehistoric lava flow that formed the basalt crystallizing as it
cooled. The stones are similar to those on the Giant’s Causeway in
Northern Ireland, and apparently “Fingal” refers to the same figure
known as Fionn mac Cumhaill, or Finn MacCool, in Irish mythology, who
was the builder of the Giant’s Causeway in the legends about that place.
The noise of the ocean in the cave makes for some odd reverberations; I
got only a hint of them myself, since the waves were relatively small
when we were there. Those noises were the inspiration for Mendelssohn’s
The Hebrides, Op. 26 (Fingal’s Cave Overture), which I hadn’t heard
prior to my visit but have since sought out. - Source
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