THE GIANTS CAUSEWAY

The Giant's Causeway--Shaped by Imagination

There are hexagonal stones carved by the mighty giant, Finn McCool, from Ireland. Local people here believe that between the hexagons, the mythical features carved out in the rocks and the tumbling sea, there’s a real magic.

A geological wonder with over 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the Giant's Causeway is the result of intense volcanic and geological activity.

The Causeway provides a glimpse into the Earth's most ancient past. An epic 60 million year old legacy to the cooling and shrinking of successive lava flows.

 The myth says that there were once 2 giants, one from Ireland (Finn MacCool)and one from Scotland (Benandonner). The Scottish giant didn't want to get  his feet wet going to Ireland, so he threw down boulders so he could walk from Scotland to Ireland. The Irish giant went to see the Scottish giant and found him to be HUGE. So he ran back to his home and told his wife that he didn't want to fight him. His wife disguised him as a baby and put him in the cradle. When the Scottish giant (Benandonner) arrived he was invited in and saw the HUGE baby. He decided that he didn't want to fight the Irish giant who would be even larger than his baby and on his way home he broke up the walk way, which gave us the Giant's Causeway.

Can you see the giant's organ?

The giant's boot left behind.

We climbed to the very top and up 49 steps and then 95 steps to the top. We loved sitting on the beach on the hexagon slabs and watching the waves roll in