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Amazing Pillar Island

Megi7 — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:10:18 +0000

Staffa from the Old Norse for stave or pillar island, is an island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The Vikings gave it this name as its columnar basalt reminded them of their houses, which were built from vertically placed tree-logs.

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Amazing Pillar Island

Megi7 — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:05:49 +0000

Staffa, a name for pillar island, is an island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The Vikings gave it this name as its columnar basalt reminded them of their houses, which were built from vertically placed tree-logs.

source: 1,2

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