What is the Giant's Causeway? County Antrim Northern Ireland

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The first legend related to the stories told about the Giant's Causeway and the formation of those rocks is the one about Fionn McCool - the famous Irish giant was having a fight with a Scottish giant - Benandonner who is threatening Ireland.

The second myth or legend told about this place or the second version that you might be hearing about the place is - the Causeway is from old Volcano's from 60 million years ago - which left 40,000 basalt columns for us to wonder at today!

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The Giant's Causeway is a natural rock formation that is believed to be formed from a volcanic eruption and which has been found there since millions of years and which is located on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland, just a few miles from the town of Bushmills and that is why it is always considered in Bushmills and people are always advised to visit those other locations which are found near Bushmills.

The Giant's Causeway is actually one of the most famous touristic attractions in Northern Ireland and it was voted as the fourth best natural wonder in the UK. It is not just that and not only being the 4th best wonder in UK, but the Giant's Causeway was also declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 and a natural nature reserve in 1987 by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland. Much of the Giant's Causeway and the Causeway Coast World Heritage Site is owned and managed by the National Trust.

The Giant's Causeway is all about the 40,000 interlocking columns which are made from basalt and some of these different stones reach as high as 39 feet in the air. The tops of these columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea, most of these columns are hexagonal and there are also those with four, five, seven or eight sides.

It is not just about the history of the Giant's Causeway and the magic of the place, but a lot of people don't even know that even though there are a lot of feet that moved through this place, there are some plants which only grow in this area and which botanists sometimes come to this location to check it, there are also different sea birds which are only found in this place and which also help in making it different to those who come to visit it and enjoy the beauty of nature while at the same time know more about its history.

A place that you should definitely know more about and of course visit at some point..

P.S. The Giant's Causeway Castle is actually Dunluce Castle (see our video on that - amazing!)

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