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FINGAL'S CAVE

Fingal's Cave is a famous natural cavern in the island of Staffa, one of the Western Islands of Scotland. It extends 70 metres from its mouth inward, is composed of lofty basaltic columns, beautifully jointed, and of most symmetrical, though somewhat varied forms. The height from the top of the arched roof to the mean level of the sea is 20 metres; the breadth at the entrance 12 metres, at the end of the cave 7 metres.
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