A long, long time ago, there was a giant Ulster warrior named Finn McCool. In order to reach his love on the Scottish island of Staffa, he built a magnificent causeway connecting Northern Ireland with Scotland.
Polygon columns of the Giant's Causeway
Unfortunately his causeway was ruined by a rival giant and these are the remains we saw today.
Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland
Just down the road from the causeway is the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge that connects the mainland with a small island. Unfortunately the bridge is closed in high winds. Fortunately for us, the Irish are crazy and have a very different interpretation of what high winds are!
Hanging on for dear life!
So how did the giant’s causeway really happen?
What, you don’t believe the Finn McCool legend?
Well, sometime about 60 million years ago, a volcano erupted. Highly molten basalt cooled and contracted to form these 5-8 sided columns.