A cave on the island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrides, northwest of Strathclyde (formerly Argyllshire), western Scotland, United Kingdom. The entrance is an arch 6-12m high, and the depth is about 69m. It is constantly eroded by seawater, and the interior is a hexagonal column formed by the cooling of Tertiary basalt lava. According to legend, it is an extension of the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland. It became famous after explorer J. Banks visited it in 1772, and Mendelssohn also visited it in 1829 and composed his orchestral overture "Fingal's Cave". Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
イギリス,スコットランド西部,ストラスクライド州北西部(旧,アーガイルシャー),インナー・ヘブリディーズ諸島のスタッファStaffa島にある洞窟。入口は高さ6~12mのアーチ,奥行きは約69mで絶えず海水の浸食を受け,内部は第三紀の玄武岩溶岩が冷却されてできた六角柱からなる。伝承では北アイルランドのジャイアンツ・コーズウェーの延長とされる。1772年に探検家J.バンクスが訪ねてから有名になり,メンデルスゾーンも1829年に訪れ管弦楽序曲《フィンガルの洞窟》を作曲した。
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