Quiraing

In today's world, Quiraing plays a vital role in people's daily lives. Whether through its influence on popular culture, its impact on society or its relevance in the professional field, Quiraing is a topic that does not go unnoticed. In this article, we will explore different aspects related to Quiraing, from its origin and evolution to its importance in today's world. Through the analysis of different perspectives and concrete examples, we will seek to understand the true relevance of Quiraing in our daily lives.

View towards the Quiraing

The Quiraing (Scottish Gaelic: Cuith-Raing)[1] is a landform on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish escarpment on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It takes the form of a craterous hollow surrounded by a high rampart of rock.[2] Within the hollow is a raised plateau the size of a football field, known as the Table. Other distinctive features of the landscape are the Needle, a jagged pinnacle rising to 120 feet (37 m), and the Prison, a mass of rock resembling a medieval keep.[3][4]

Like the rest of the Trotternish escarpment, the Quiraing was formed when a thick layer of flood basalt spread over the peninsula and destabilized the weak sedimentary rocks below, causing a succession of landslides.[5] It has been renowned for its fantastical appearance since the Victorian period. The poet Alexander Smith dubbed it "a nightmare of nature".[6]

  • View of the Quiraing (left) and the Prison (right)
    View of the Quiraing (left) and the Prison (right)
  • The Prison
    The Prison
  • The entrance to the Quiraing
    The entrance to the Quiraing
  • The Needle
    The Needle
  • The Table
    The Table

References

  1. ^ Henderson, George (1910). The Norse Influence on Celtic Scotland. Glasgow: James MacLehose. p. 61.
  2. ^ Groomes, Francis H. (n.d.). Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical, and Historical. Vol. 5 (2nd ed.). London: William Mackenzie. pp. 231–232.
  3. ^ Townsend, Chris (2001). Collins Rambler's Guide: Isle of Skye. London: HarperCollins. pp. 55–59. ISBN 978-0-00-220200-8.
  4. ^ McKelvie, Robin and Jenny (2011). National Geographic Traveler: Scotland. Washington: National Geographic. pp. 234–235. ISBN 978-1-4262-0671-9.
  5. ^ Ballantyne, Colin K. (2008). "Scottish landform examples – 2: The landslides of Trotternish, Isle of Skye". Scottish Geographical Magazine. 107 (2): 130–135. doi:10.1080/00369229118736821.
  6. ^ Smith, Alexander (1866). A Summer in Skye. London and New York: Alexander Strahan. p. 232.
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