Geological Oddities in the United Kingdom

Named for its similarity to the tip of a violin's bow, this striking formation was created by millions of years of erosion.

According to local legends, a monstrous worm once wrapped itself around this hill by the River Wear.

This massive basalt sea stack stands obtrusively from the rocky coastline.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

This unusual rock looks like a giant, otherworldly mushroom sprouting atop a cave.

A steep and winding road in the Yorkshire Dales passes by these deep natural potholes.

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.

It is said a heartbroken man visited the gap every day to stare blankly out at the sea.

There's a strange stone hoodoo towering atop a wooded hillside and no one is quite sure how it got there.

A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.

A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.

The English town of Mansfield likely got its name from this enigmatic breast-shaped mound rising abruptly from the earth.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.

A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.