Giant's Causeway

Gi·ant's Causeway

(jī′ənts)

A basaltic formation on the northern coast of Northern Ireland. It consists of thousands of columns of volcanic origin forming three natural platforms. According to legend, it was once a bridge for giants crossing between Ireland and Scotland.

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Giant's Causeway

(Placename) a promontory of columnar basalt on the N coast of Northern Ireland, in Antrim: consists of several thousand pillars, mostly hexagonal, that were formed by the rapid cooling of lava and the inward contraction of the lava flow

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* Torchbearer Peter Jack holds the Olympic torch aloft on the Giant's Causeway on the north coast of Ulster

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ESCORTED HOLIDAYS 5 days from PS339.00 Donegal & the Giant's Causeway Flying direct from Newcastle Departs 14 September 2014 Discover some of Ireland's finest scenery, in this land of rivers and loughs, mountains and glens, on a great-value break that includes a visit to the astonishing Giant's Causeway.