Staffa

[ staf-uh ]

noun

1. an island in W Scotland, in the Hebrides: site of Fingal's Cave.

Staffa

/ ˈstæfə /

noun

1. an island in W Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides west of Mull: site of Fingal's Cave

Example Sentences

The investigation is related to a fire which broke out on an industrial estate on Staffa Road in Leyton in March, which the prosecution said was started using an accelerant such as petrol.

From BBC

Boat excursions to Staffa, a nearby island, offer the geological marvel Fingal’s Cave and puffin sightings.

From Washington Post

Those more interested in nature than history will enjoy trips to the wildly scenic Isle of Staffa, with the famous basalt columns of Fingal’s Cave — and, in summer, a colony of puffins.

From Seattle Times

Turner seems to open up new avenues of perception, plunging viewers into clouds of iridescent mist, sometimes mingled with black smoke from a passing steamship, as in “Staffa, Fingal’s Cave.”

From New York Times

Little wonder that Mendelssohn himself, on a trip to Mull, Iona and Staffa, was inspired to write the Hebrides Overture.

From The Guardian