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October 9, 2002 - Bass Rock - Firth of Forth, 1880's Print
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1880's Print of Bass Rock by Birket Foster, Engraved by John Godfrey. 
The Bass Rock is an islet in southeastern Scotland, in the Firth of Forth. It is composed of volcanic rock and is about 1.6 km (about 1 mi) in circumference and about 107 m (about 350 ft) high. Except on the southwestern side, precipitous cliffs make the rock inaccessible. A tunnel, usable at low tide, runs through the rock for some distance. Solan geese and other sea birds, which inhabit the rock in large numbers, give it a snowy appearance from a distance . In the 17th century a castle on the rock served as a prison for the militant Presbyterians known as Covenanters The size of the image is 6 " by 9 "
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