INSPIRATION ISLAND

Remote and uninhabited, the Isle of Staffa is a haven for seabirds, including puffins, razorbills, fulmars, and black guillemots (GILL-eh-mots). But birds aren’t the only things flocking to this remarkable island in Scotland’s Hebrides (a group of islands off the country’s west coast).

Although Staffa may be small (less than a mile long and a quarter-mile wide), it has a big story to tell. Through the years, it has ignited the curiosity and creativity of scientists, writers, artists, musicians, and other inquisitive