Fingal's Cave a walkway just above high-water level permitting exploration on foot. From the inside, the entrance seems to frame the island of Iona across the water. Romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn visited in 1829 and wrote an overture, "The Hebrides", Op. 26, (also known as "Fingal's Cave overture"), inspired by the weird echoes in the cave. Mendelssohn's overture popularized the cave as a tourist destination. Other famous 19th-century visitors included author Jules Verne, who used it in his book "Le Rayon Vert" ("The Green Ray"), and mentions it in the novels "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and "The Mysterious Island";
Hebrides "Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland" describes the Inner Hebrides as lying "east of the Minch", which would include any and all offshore islands. There are various islands that lie in the sea lochs such as and that might not ordinarily be described as "Hebridean", but no formal definitions exist. In the past, the Outer Hebrides were often referred to as the "Long Isle" (). Today, they are also known as the "Western Isles", although this phrase can also be used to refer to the Hebrides in general. The Hebrides have a cool temperate climate that is remarkably mild and steady for