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Fingal's Cave

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Fingal’s Cave is a sea cave on the uninhabited island of Staffa, in the Inner Hebrides.

Fingal’s 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.

Sightseeing cruises are organised from April to September and in calm conditions, some trips land at the island’s landing place and you can walk the short distance to the cave, where a row of fractured columns forms a walkway just above high-water level.

The cave is known for its natural acoustics and the composer Felix Mendelssohn visited in 1829 and wrote an overture, The Hebrides, Op. 26, (also known as Fingal’s Cave overture) The overture was inspired by the unusual echoes in the cave and this work popularized the cave as a tourist destination.

If you want more information on the area visit our local Isle of Staffa Destination page or our regional Inner Hebrides Destination page.
Place Category: See & Do
Place Tags: Outdoors - Nature

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Fingal's Cave, Staffa, Isle of Staffa, Inner Hebrides , United Kingdom

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Fingal's Cave 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Expect a temp in the range 7.3℃ to 7.4℃ with wind speed 4.9 m/sec (NE)
Saturday, Apr 20
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Expect a temp in the range 7.4℃ to 7.6℃ with wind speed 2.4 m/sec (NE)
Sunday, Apr 21
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Expect a temp in the range 7.9℃ to 8.2℃ with wind speed 2.1 m/sec (NE)
Monday, Apr 22
cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 9.1℃ to 9.4℃ with wind speed 3.9 m/sec (NNW)
Tuesday, Apr 23
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Expect a temp in the range 7.4℃ to 8℃ with wind speed 8.5 m/sec (N)
Wednesday, Apr 24
cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 8.5℃ to 9℃ with wind speed 6.9 m/sec (NNW)
Thursday, Apr 25
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Expect a temp in the range 5.7℃ to 7.5℃ with wind speed 5.2 m/sec (N)

Our Isle of Staffa weather forecast is from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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