Staffa 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.
Population: Uninhabited since 1800
Scottish Gaelic name: Stafa
Old Norse name: stafi-oy
Meaning of name: Old Norse for 'stave or pillar island'.
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