I’ve been living under a hexagonal rock my whole life. Until recently, I’d never heard of Giant’s Causeway!
The Giant. The Myth. The Legend.
This historic landscape has an amazing legend behind it’s creation!
The columns are said to be the remains of a, you guessed it, causeway built by giants. Legend tells us that the Irish giant, Fionn Mac Cumhaill, was challenged to a fight by Scottish giant, Benandonner.
Fionn fearlessly accepted the challenge, and set to creating a causeway (that’s a bridge to you and me.. but that doesn’t sound as impressive) between Ireland and Scotland over the North Channel.
What Fionn didn’t realise when accepting the challenge, is that his foe was colossal in comparison to himself. Understandably, Fionn was very disconcerted by this, so hid away from Benandonner. (Honestly, I can’t blame him)
Oonagh, Fionn’s wife, oddly, disguises him as a baby.
Strangely, it worked! When Benandonner saw the enormous ‘baby’ he was terrified. If that was the size of the baby.. how big must it’s farther be?!
Benandonner fleed, destroying the causeway behind him as to not be followed by the ‘baby’s father’. Only leaving behind Hexagonal columns, at Giant’s Causeway, and Fingal’s Cave (Scotland)
So now you’re either thinking..
“That sounds amazing!” or “What on earth did I just read?”
So.. wanna learn more?
Located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Giant’s Causeway is a historical landmark formed approximately 50 – 60 million years ago. Comprised of approximately 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, formed by an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. Giant’s Causeway is a national trust site, and is one of the top Natural Wonders in the United Kingdom.
So.. Wanna pay it a visit?
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