Giant's Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
While holidaying in Northern Ireland we had a most fascinating afternoon visiting the Giant's Causeway; walking along the coastline and exploring these interlocking basalt columns, mostly hexagonal, of ancient volcanic rock. These hexagonal columns of ancient volcanic rock get their name from a quaint legend of Finn MacCool (Fionn mac Cumhaill) building a causeway across the sea from Ireland to Scotland in order to accept a challenge to a fight by the Scottish giant Benandonner. A fairy-tale story (for which there are many variations) made-up to explain why there are identical hexagonal columns of basalt on the other side in Scotland. Whereas, in fact both rock formations are part of the same ancient lave flow. Licence free music Full Moon Rising, Tundra automatically generated by Avid Studio ScoreFitter
