The Giant's Causeway
Description
National Trust is a charity caring for Special Places, For Ever, For Everyone. Come and walk in the footsteps of Giants.
The unique geology of the Giant's Causeway makes it a UNESCO World Heritage site and Northern Ireland's most popular tourist attraction.
Nearly 40,000 polygonal basalt columns packed closely together form a pathway of stepping stones stretching out to sea. The columns were formed by the cooling and shrinking of molten lava from a volcanic eruption over 60 million years ago.
But the unique nature of the Causeway has fuelled the imagination of locals and visitors for centuries. Legend tells us the Giant Finn McCool created the Causeway as a challenge to his Scottish rival, Benandonner. Come and find out more by exploring our new visitors centre and having your own adventure.
Come and find Finn's boot, abandoned on the shore. See his
chimney stacks reach into the sky. And don't forget to make a wish at the Wishing Chair...
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facebook.comIt may be cold but at least its dry! Make the most of the weather this weekend, get your walking boots on and explore the outstanding beauty of our special places around us.
Good news! The shuttle bus service has now resumed this morning and is operating as normal.
Due to a rock fall on the main road down to the Causeway, we have suspended the shuttle bus service for the remainder of the day. The site remains open for walking and guided walking tours are going ahead as normal. We hope to have the shuttle bus service operating again as soon as possible and will update once the service has resumed.
Looks like Finn McCool left behind a pot of gold at the magical #GiantsCauseway
What a year it has been! Thanks to every single one of our #onemillion visitors this year who have supported the cause and helped to protect our special places! Here's to another exciting, beautiful year #2018 #HappyNewYear
The Visitor Centre is open as normal today 9am – 5pm. Make the most of your Christmas break and take a trip to the beautiful north coast
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas full of joy, fun and festivities from all of us here at the Giant's Causeway #MerryChristmas #ItsTheMostWonderfulTimeofTheYear
Buddy and Billy have decided to take a well-deserved break from helping our rangers. The Visitor Centre is closed today until Wednesday 27th December, but visitors can still enjoy a stroll to the stones over the Christmas break
Another busy day for Buddy and Billy who are looking out for seals today
Buddy and Billy the elves have been helping the rangers at the Giant’s Causeway in the run up to Christmas. Here they are doing a safety check in the Rangers buggy
*COMPETITION* To celebrate reaching a GIANT 1M visitors to the #GiantsCauseway this year & being the first attraction in NI to reach this milestone we’re offering one lucky visitor the chance to WIN a stunning Peter Nash painting Peter Nash Photography The Gallery Simply share a pic on our Facebook page from your visit to the famous stones using #Iam1inamillion by Sun 24th December and you could be in with a chance of winning T&C’s apply: http://bit.ly/2zmGpkT Winner will be announced Wednesday 3rd January – good luck!
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