StaffaDavid and Charles, 1975 - 201 Seiten |
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... meaning " Sea - gap . ' Of course MacPherson may have meant King of Mor - bheinn , meaning King of the great bens or mountains . In Scotland , Fingal's name is pre- preserved in many place - names . " " The Gaels had come from Ireland ...
... meaning " Sea - gap . ' Of course MacPherson may have meant King of Mor - bheinn , meaning King of the great bens or mountains . In Scotland , Fingal's name is pre- preserved in many place - names . " " The Gaels had come from Ireland ...
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... meaning " be wise , " " be prudent , " " take care . ” It is a familiar sound around Staffa in calm and storm . This bird is a favourite with the Gaels and , from an old Celtic legend , they have given it the name gille - bridean , meaning ...
... meaning " be wise , " " be prudent , " " take care . ” It is a familiar sound around Staffa in calm and storm . This bird is a favourite with the Gaels and , from an old Celtic legend , they have given it the name gille - bridean , meaning ...
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... meaning a back , or hump , and ey , meaning island ; hence , bak - ey , hump island , the letter a being substituted for ey , as in the name Staffa . The Gaels have added the adjective mor ( Gaelic for great , or big ) , thus making the ...
... meaning a back , or hump , and ey , meaning island ; hence , bak - ey , hump island , the letter a being substituted for ey , as in the name Staffa . The Gaels have added the adjective mor ( Gaelic for great , or big ) , thus making the ...
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INTRODUCTORY | 1 |
DISCOVERY OF STAFFA BY SIR JOSEPH BANKS | 11 |
EARLY TRANSPORT TO STAFFA AND THE ISLANDS | 23 |
Urheberrecht | |
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appears arch Ardtun Atlantic Banks's basalt beautiful believed bird Boat Cave boatmen cavern centre Clamshell Cave cliffs coast Colonnade colour columnar rock columns cormorant dark described description of Staffa Dr Johnson earth's Edinburgh edition entrance evidence famous Faujas feet Fingal's Cave formation formed Gaelic Gaels geologists Giant's Causeway Glasgow Gometra Gunna Mor Hebrides height Herdsman Inchkenneth including Staffa inhabitants Iona Ireland Island of Staffa lava flows Loch MacCulloch MacKinnon's Cave MacQuarrie mention miles natural neighbouring islanders Oban ocean Ossian owing paddle steamer pillars poem published puffins Ranald MacDonald region ruins sailed says scene Scotland sea level seen Sir Joseph Banks Skerryvore south-west Staffa and Iona steamboat steamer stones storm surface Tertiary tide Tobermory Torloisk Tour Treshnish Isles tuff Ulva estate visit to Staffa visited Staffa visitors volcanic volcanic activity Watteville waves weather West Highlands Western Isles wind wonderful
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