Scottish weather: Lightning 'shatters rock' on top of Ben Nevis during thunderstorm
Mountaineers said the structure was “blown in half” by the bolt.
A rock structure on top of Scotland’s tallest mountain was shattered to pieces by a lightning bolt during a thunderstorm, mountaineers have claimed.
The pillar was photographed on top of Ben Nevis intact on Saturday by rock climbing instructor and mountain leader Richard Pyne, who regularly visits the peak.
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