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The Giant's Causeway (Irish: Clochán an Aifir) is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills.
Der Giant’s Causeway (englisch für ‚Damm des Riesen‘, irisch Clochán an Aifir oder Clochán na bhFómharach) befindet sich an der nördlichen Küste der Grafschaft Antrim in Nordirland, östlich des kleinen Städtchens Bushmills knapp 100 km von Belfast entfernt.
Vor 2 Tagen · Flanked by the wild Atlantic Ocean and a landscape of dramatic cliffs, for centuries the Giant’s Causeway has inspired artists, stirred scientific debate and captured the imagination of all who see it.
Giant’s Causeway, promontory of basalt columns along 4 miles (6 km) of the northern coast of Northern Ireland. It lies on the edge of the Antrim plateau between Causeway Head and Benbane Head, some 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Londonderry.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Giant's Causeway is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Causeway Coastal Route in Northern Ireland. Learn about its volcanic origin, the legend of Finn McCool and Benandonner, and how to visit this natural wonder.
The Giant's Causeway lies at the foot of the basalt cliffs along the sea coast on the edge of the Antrim plateau in Northern Ireland. It is made up of some 40,000 massive black basalt columns sticking out of the sea. The dramatic sight has inspired legends of giants striding over the sea to Scotland.
The neatly packed columns of hexagonal basalt rocks form Northern Ireland's only UNESCO World Heritage Site. With an interactive exhibition and audio guides in a variety of international languages, the Visitor Experience reveals the story of this world-famous geological wonder.
