Storm Henry: High winds invert waterfall off the west coast of Scotland

The rare natural phenomenon has been captured on the Isle of Mull

Storm Henry has been battering the Scottish coast with 80mph winds - and led to this incredible, rare sight of a waterfall flowing upwards.

Reuben O’Connell, who works for a local resort, captured the footage of the waterfalls on Ardmeanach Peninsula on the Isle of Mull off the west coast.

He said: "I happened to see that from the gardens of one of our properties.

"It was about as strong as winds get around here and you sometimes see these things and think it is quite spectacular.

"That is what is nice about the island - it is quite dramatic in this sort of weather."

The impressive spectacle has already clocked up nearly a million views on Facebook but Mr O’Connell said the sight was not unusual for the area known as The Wilderness.

He said: "We see the waterfall being blown backwards occasionally, but yesterday was particularly dramatic".

Storm Henry battered parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England on Monday - leaving more than 10,000 homes without power.

Winds of 90mph were recorded in South Uist overnight on Monday, with gusts of 60mph in Glasgow and 63mph in Loftus, North Yorkshire.

It is the eighth named winter storm and comes days after the UK was hit by Storm Gertrude, which brought gusts of more than 100mph in Shetland.

The Met Office started naming storms last year to raise awareness, starting with Storm Abigail which hit on 12 November.

Additional reporting by PA