Staffa

While at Iona we took a boat excursion to the uninhabited island of Staffa which includes the famous Fingal's Cave. The island became internationally renowned through Felix Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave).  He wrote that the inspiration for his piece of music came from a visit to the island in 1829, while he was standing in the cave listening to the roar of the waves.   The cliffs and grassy slopes of this little island provide nesting sites for various seabirds including the puffin.