Nature at its best: Series 1 - Giant's Causeway UNESCO Heritage Site in Northern Ireland
By Rey mos
12 May 2009
I AM NOT A GEOLOGIST BUT I have basic knowledge and understanding of land and rock formations. No need to browse a text book or an online source to have a full grasp of this stunning rock form located in Northern Ireland (UK) being maintained by the National Trust. This is commonly known as the Giant's Causeway which is declared in 1986 as one of UNESCO's heritage sites.
The Giant's Causeway is formed by a volcanic eruption, creating a pattern of more than 40,000 hexagonal shape rocks, uniformly-laden along the coast. There is also a legend about this formation which astonishes everyone and which builds up everyone's curiousity to find out more about it. While walking towards the main attraction, you could find interesting rock features such as: the camel, the granny, wishing chair, chimney tops, giant's boot and the organ (music). Well, can you find them from the pictures below?
My first visit to this heritage site was in 2006 during a chilly and windy day. After three years, I decided to see it again and the feeling was magical as if these rocks are inviting me to touch their smooth black surfaces under the heat of the sun!
Visiting the site during spring and summer time is something not to be missed while in Northern Ireland - the birthplace of Titanic!
3 responses
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Marco Martinez said (12 May 2009):
Great story. If it weren't for the pictures I would not have known something like this existed. I can see why you would want to see it a second time. Thanks for sharing.
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Rey mos said (13 May 2009):
Hi Marco, thanks for the comment. Generally, sometimes we ignored our surroundings because we are so much engrossed with our daily lives - to earn a living to survive. We even forgot that there are beautiful things in our communities that exist but we are not aware of or maybe we just take it for granted.
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eithne mythen gave props (28 May 2009):
These are some of the best shots I've seen of the Giants causeway, well done..
