A late 19th century view of the Clam Shell Cave on Staffa, an uninhabited island of the Inner Hebrides. Because the island lacks a genuine anchorage, Clamshell Cave, on the east coast of the island, is the best known landing place on Staffa; there is a small pier and landing place used by the tourist boats, linked to Fingal's Cave by the Causeway. The rock formation at Clamshell Cave is unusual, its long bent ridges of basalt stand out resembling the ribs of a ship (or a clam shell).

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Size: 4500px × 3146px
Location: Staffa, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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