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June 2026.
Central London Outdoor Group (CLOG) long weekend away in Northern Ireland based in Ballintoy and then Belfast.
Walk from Giant's Causeway to Ballintoy.
A 1976 sail in a small boat from Ulva to Staffa and on to Iona.
Basaltic columns on the south east coast of Ulva, the more famous ones being on Staffa..
Ulva was the birthplace of Lachlan Macquarie (1762-1824), the "Father of Australia"
Canon FTb
A solitary, windswept tree stands defiantly atop a rugged, columnar basalt rock formation under a vast, clear blue sky. The stark contrast between the vibrant green foliage and the dark, textured stone creates a powerful image of resilience and natural beauty, with the vertical lines of the rock drawing the eye upward to the tree's canopy.