How the Giant's Causeway was formed

Have you ever been to the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland? It's one of the UK's most instantly recognisable natural landmarks with its famous basalt columns a common sight in tourist brochures, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Scientists Uncover New Clues About the Volcanic Origins of the Giant’s Causeway, an Iconic Geologic Structure in Northern Ireland

The UNESCO World Heritage Site, which features 40,000 near-perfect hexagonal columns, formed roughly 60 million years ago ...
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New research puts Giant's Causeway trail among UK's best running routes

The Giant's Causeway coastal trail to Dunseverick Castle has been named one of the UK's most scenic runs in a recent survey.

Scientists make new discovery about the history of the Giant’s Causeway

Scientists make new discovery about the history of the Giant’s Causeway - It was discovered that Northern Ireland’s volcanic ...
Farming Life

Mighty Hikers conquer Giant’s Causeway challenge, raising over £1.1 million for Macmillan

Some 2,473 hikers went the extra mile along the South Coast on 20th June taking on a Macmillan Cancer Support Mighty Hike and ...

Globally significant volcanic event formed Giant’s Causeway, scientists find

Geochronologists say basalt columns in Antrim sprang up during volcanic activity over 5.5m years – 8m less than thought ...
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Heritage body begs tourists to stop jamming coins into Giant’s Causeway

Visitors to the Giant’s Causeway, the world-famous tourist attraction in Northern Ireland, are being urged not to indulge in the popular ritual of wedging coins in between the site’s iconic stones. UK ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Tourists Are Stuffing Coins Into the Cracks of the Giant’s Causeway, Damaging the Iconic Site in Northern Ireland

Many of the coins are from the United Kingom, but some are from as far away as the United States and Asia. National Trust via Facebook Small coins are causing giant problems at one of Northern Ireland ...
Irish Central

Giant's Causeway's "giant issue" - warning issued for visitors

Coins wedged into the basalt rock columns of Giant's Causeway by tourists are causing damage and have prompted a warning from the UK's National Trust, the conservation charity which protects and cares ...
Asharq Al-Awsat

Scientists Make New Discovery about Northern Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway

The geological timeline for Northern Ireland's iconic Giant’s Causeway has been dramatically revised following new scientific ...