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Giant's Causeway headland on the north coast of Moyle dist., N Northern Ireland, NE of Coleraine; est. as a national trust territory in 1961. Extending 3 mi (4.8 km) along the coast, it consists of thousands of basaltic columns of volcanic origin, forming three natural platforms (Little, Middle, and Grand Causeway). Several large caves and rock formations exist. According to legend, the Causeway was built for giants to travel across to Scotland. A ship of the Spanish Armada was wrecked in Port-na-Spania (Spanish Bay) nearby.

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Giant's Causeway Promontory on the n coast of Northern Ireland in County Antrim. It extends 5km (3mi) along the coast and consists of thousands of basalt columns of varying height.

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A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | | Â© A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Giant's Causeway. Popular name for a promontory of more than 40,000 curiously formed basaltic columns closely piled together projecting from the base of a lofty cliff into the sea on the north shore of Co. Antrim, 2.5 miles NE of Bushmills. While Fionn mac Cumhaill, a giant in oral tradition, is often implied as the giant builder of the causeway, its Irish name, Clochan na bhFómharach [stones of the Fomorians], cites the Fomorians of pseudo-history.

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	Firefighters battle railway blazes at Giants Causeway. Newspaper article from: Ballymoney & Moyle Times (Ballymena, Northern Ireland); 5/23/2008
	Warm welcome is extended to Environment Committee ahead of Giant's Causeway visit. Newspaper article from: Ballymoney & Moyle Times (Ballymena, Northern Ireland); 3/26/2008
	G'day Giant's Causeway! Newspaper article from: Ballymoney & Moyle Times (Ballymena, Northern Ireland); 5/1/2008

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	The Legend of Giants Causeway.(Short story) Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...after night, as the giant split rock into columns...stones to form a gigantic causeway, or roadway, connecting...age-old enemy, the giant Finn Gall of Scotland...You see, the two giants had never laid eyes on...as Giants Causeway. Giants Causeway is a real ...
	Disappearing steps; Stepping stones of history: The tides will begin to rise up on the Giants Causeway which is one of Irelands most popular sites for tourists as soon as 12 years from now -. Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 1/22/2008; 700+ words ; ...new scientific report. The Giants Causewaydeclared a World Heritage...a devastating effect on the causeway, which legend has it was builtby...tourists travelling to the Giants Causeway will wonder howlong...the lunar landscape of the Giants Causeway was formedby cooling...strange ...
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	Ready To Hail A True Giant; Causeway on the brink of history as he seeks sixth Group One victory.(Sports) Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 9/23/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...record-breaker today when Giant's Causeway goes in search of a remarkable...winners. In today's contest, Giant's Causeway faces 11 rivals-of whom two...Magnificent Seven of 1996. Giant's Causeway's five Group 1 wins this season...
	Firefighters battle railway blazes at Giants Causeway. Newspaper article from: Ballymoney & Moyle Times (Ballymena, Northern Ireland); 5/23/2008; 700+ words ; ...with a number of grass fires along the side of the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway. It was the second incident...engine used on the track. A spokeswoman for the Giant's Causeway railway told the Times she had spoken to a senior...
	Bloodstock desk: Large increase on Giants Causeway and Montjeu fees.(Sports) Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 11/4/2005; 700+ words ; Byline: AMY BENNETT GIANT'S CAUSEWAY will be the joint second most expensive sire in North America...most expensive stallion at $500,000 (pounds 282,031). Giant's Causeway, a son of Storm Cat, spent his first season at stud in Ireland...
	Giants Causeway Newspaper article from: The Press; 2/24/2004; 286 words ; ...from a volcanic eruption 60 million years ago, the Causeway is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and...launched which offer a different perspective of the Giants Causeway, as well as an exciting new guidebook and on-site...
	Kalanisi flies the flag for Europe; BREEDERS CUP: Murtagh swoops to conquer but Giants Causeway is pipped.(Racing) Newspaper article from: Birmingham Evening Mail (England); 11/6/2000; 587 words ; ...that blended spirit with ability. With Ireland's Giant's Causeway heartbreakingly denied in the concluding Classic...glorious concluding chapter looked set to be written as Giant's Causeway forced his way to the front in the Classic. But...