Bass Rock is a volcanic island located in the Firth of Forth, near North Berwick, Scotland, rising over 100 meters above sea level. It is renowned for hosting the world’s largest colony of Northern gannets, with over 150,000 birds nesting there, making the island appear white from a distance. Historically, it served as a hermitage, a medieval fortress, and a prison, particularly during the 17th century for religious dissenters. A lighthouse, built in 1902 by the Stevenson family, now operates au