travel europe united kingdom northern ireland the giant's causeway
The Giant's Causeway, a group of unusual shaped basaltic rock formations, is located on the northern wind-swept coast of Northern Ireland.
There is a large modern visitor's center with a restaurant and restrooms from which a long down-hill walk or a shuttle bus takes you to the site of the causeway.
Perhaps it was the crowds, but, while still a fascinating natural phenominem, the causeway itself left me a bit under-whelmed.
Expect large crowds.
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEBSITE ON THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY
TRAVEL: 2019
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View back from half way down the causeway, Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 2019.
View back from half way down the causeway, Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 2019.
Sharp escarpment on the east side of the Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 2019.
Detail of rock formations from the side, Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 2019.
Detail of rock formations from the side, Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 2019.
Detail of rock patterns from the top, Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 2019.
Detail of rock patterns from the top, Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 2019.
Detail of rock patterns from the top, Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 2019.
This photo shows similar rock columns exposed in the cliffside across an adjacent inlet, Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 2019.
Long lineup of guests for the shuttle back up the cliffside, Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 2019.
Visitor's Center, Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 2019.
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page last revised march 2021