UNESCO World Heritage Site seen on a rather vicious day. There are said to be approx. 40,000 interlocking basalt columns here, but my guess is that many are hidden within the cliffs.

It is of course linked the the legend of Fionn mac Cumhaill, and Fingal's Cave on Staffa in Scotland, but I won't explore the feasibility here.

I suspect it is also the site of many accidents, with people climbing all over it in wet and slippery conditions. Basalt is not a soft landing.

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The Giant's Causeway is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland. There are 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption.

Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland (10/3/16)

Wonderful basalt columns. A volcano's work.

The scary ghost in the red jacket is supposed to be me.

Skaftafell national park.

View from the clifftop on the Isle of Staffa.

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The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. This is a good view of them before being completely unearthed by erosion.

Ardtun

Cliff of basalt columns along the Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach, with Reynisdrangar sea stacks in the distance, Iceland

Basalt columns

Staffa island, Argyll, looking west. Aug 03 2011. The island is famous for its basalt columns, seen here, and, of course, for the legendary Fingal's Cave.

Dip Falls walk, Tasmania