Fingal’s Cave, Scotland

The Fingal’s Cave located in the Staffa Island in the Inner Hebrides is a great wonder for any explorer. It is entirely constructed from jointed basalt columns which are hexagonal in shape. Nowhere else in the world can such a structure be found. The columns provide a crude walkway for the explorers and lead them deeper inside. Formed from gradual the cooling and solidification

on the upper and lower surfaces of the solidified lava which led to contraction and fracturing, the unique shape of the walls can be comprehended from outside. The arched roof and the size of the cave, along with the echoes of the waves, create the atmosphere of a cathedral inside this cave overlooking the sea.