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Giant's Causeway, Clochán an Aifir in Irish, in County Antrim lies on the north coast of Northern Ireland. The site feature 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, most of them hexagonal, is a result of an ancient volcanic eruption. According to legend, the columns are the remains of a causeway built by a giant. The name comes from a legend about the causeway being the the Irish giant Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn MacCool) to fight a Scottish giant. The Giant's Causeway is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The cover art for Houses of the Holy by Led Zeppelin was photographed at this site.
Giant's Causeway, Clochán an Aifir in Irish, in County Antrim lies on the north coast of Northern Ireland. The site feature 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, most of them hexagonal, is a result of an ancient volcanic eruption. According to legend, the columns are the remains of a causeway built by a giant. The name comes from a legend about the causeway being the the Irish giant Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn MacCool) to fight a Scottish giant. The Giant's Causeway is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The cover art for Houses of the Holy by Led Zeppelin was photographed at this site.
