Etymology

Fingal's Cave

Today it means: A seacave on the island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrides, known for its natural acoustics. Full definition →

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The story

Named after the hero of an epic poem by 18th-century Scots poet-historian James Macpherson.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.