Staffa
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Staffa is a small uninhabited Scottish island in the Inner Hebrides, famed for its striking hexagonal basalt columns and the sea cave known as Fingal’s Cave.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Staffa canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
uninhabited island ⓘ volcanic island ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom |
Iona
ⓘ
Isle of Mull ⓘ Oban ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| geologicalType |
basalt formation
ⓘ
columnar basalt ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineFeature |
basalt columns at waterline
ⓘ
sea cave entrances ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
Celtic legends
ⓘ
myth of Fingal ⓘ |
| hasLandscape |
cliffs
ⓘ
rocky shoreline ⓘ sea caves ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
Fingal's Cave on Staffa
ⓘ
surface form:
Fingal’s Cave
hexagonal basalt columns ⓘ sea caves ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | nature conservation site ⓘ |
| hasTouristActivity |
boat tours
ⓘ
geological sightseeing ⓘ wildlife watching ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
guillemots
ⓘ
puffins ⓘ razorbills ⓘ seabirds ⓘ seals ⓘ shags ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Hebrides Overture, Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"
ⓘ
surface form:
Felix Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture
Hebrides Overture, Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave" ⓘ
surface form:
The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave), Op. 26
|
| locatedIn |
Argyll and Bute
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Inner Hebrides ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrides
Inner Hebrides ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | pillar island ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Trust for Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Inner Hebrides
ⓘ
surface form:
Inner Hebrides island group
National Trust for Scotland properties ⓘ Scottish islands ⓘ |
| tourism | popular boat excursion destination ⓘ |
| uninhabited | true ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Albert
Queen Victoria ⓘ Sir Walter Scott ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.