Giant's Causeway On History Visit From Scotland To Coast Of Northern Ireland

Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip of the Giant's Causeway on history visit from Scotland to coast of Northern Ireland which is a part of the United Kingdom. The Giant's Causeway, Irish: Clochán an Aifir, is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles North East of the town of Bushmills. It is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although some have four, five, seven, or eight sides. The tallest are about 39 feet high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 92 feet thick in places. According to legend, the columns are the remains of a causeway built by a giant. The story goes that the Irish giant Fionn mac Cumhaill, Finn MacCool, from the Fenian Cycle of Gaelic mythology, was challenged to a fight by the Scottish giant Benandonner. Fionn accepted the challenge and built the causeway across the North Channel so that the two could meet. In one version of the story, Fionn defeats Benandonner. In another, Fionn hides from Benandonner when he realises that his foe is much bigger than he is. Fionn's wife, Sadhbh, disguises Fionn as a baby and tucks him in a cradle. When Benandonner sees the size of the "baby", he reckons that its father, Fionn, must be a giant among giants. He flees back to Scotland in fright, destroying the causeway behind him so that Fionn would be unable to chase him down. Across the sea, there are identical basalt columns, a part of the same ancient lava flow, at Fingal's Cave on the Scottish isle of Staffa, and it is possible that the story was influenced by this. @tourscotland All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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