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The Giant's Causeway (Irish: Clochán an Aifir) [1] is an area of approximately 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. [3] [4] It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills.
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Basalt columns seen on Porto Santo Island, Portugal. Columnar jointing of volcanic rocks exists in many places on Earth. Perhaps the most famous basalt lava flow in the world is the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, in which the vertical joints form polygonal columns and give the impression of having been artificially constructed.
Much of the northeast of Ireland is a basalt plateau. An area of particular note is the Giant's Causeway on the north coast, a mainly basalt formation caused by volcanic activity between 50 and 60 million years ago. [21] The basalts were originally part of the great Thulean Plateau formed during the Paleogene period. [22]
The seven wonders selected include four from England (Wastwater, Dovedale, The Needles and the Jurassic Coast), one from Northern Ireland (Giant's Causeway), one from Scotland (Loch Coruisk & The Cuillins) and one from Wales (Pistyll Rhaeadr). [3] Pistyll Rhaeadr has, since the 18th century, been considered one of the Seven Wonders of Wales. [4]
Bushmills (From Irish Muileann na Buaise [1] ⓘ) is a village on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland.Bushmills had a population of 1,247 in the 2021 Census.It is located 60 miles (97 km) from Belfast, 11 miles (18 km) from Ballycastle and 9 miles (14 km) from Coleraine.
The district covers most of the northern part of Northern Ireland; an area totalling 1796 km 2 spanning parts of Counties Antrim and Londonderry. It had a population of around 141,316 in 2022. [ 3 ] The name of the new district was announced on 17 September 2008 as 'Causeway Coast' and was revised in February 2009.
Benbane Head, or Benbane (from Irish an Bhinn Bhán 'the white headland'), [1] is the northernmost point of mainland Northern Ireland. It is in County Antrim, near the Giant's Causeway, which lies between Causeway Head and Benbane Head. The nearest settlements are Bushmills and Portballintrae.