Lying just off the west coast of the Isle of Mull is what at first appears to be an unassuming little uninhabited landmass that stands out against the crashing waves of the Irish Sea. However, once you get a little closer, you'll notice something a little strange about it.
A band of rock which shaped into vertical columns seems to run around the whole of the island, etched into its cliff face, where two large caves can also be seen. This, is the Isle of Staffa, and home to the magical cave of Fingal.
Accessible by boat trip from both the neighbouring island of Mull and the west coast town of Oban, the cave is considered to be one of the best examples of volcanic basalt columns in the world. Reminiscent of the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, which lie just over 80 miles away, the caves and the island itself are covered in distinctive six-sided columns of rock.
