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Giant's Causeway
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." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Giant's Causeway." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GiantsCa.html "Giant's Causeway." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GiantsCa.html |
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Giant's Causeway
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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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Giant's Causeway." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Giant's Causeway." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-GiantsCauseway.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Giant's Causeway." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-GiantsCauseway.html |
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Giant's Causeway
Giant's Causeway (Clochán na bhFomhórach) (columnar rock formation) Antrim. Clochán na bhfogmharach c.1675. ‘Causeway of the Fomorians’. The English name appears to be a loose translation of the Irish, while the modern Irish name, Clochán an Aifir, is apparently a corruption of the earlier name. The Fomorians were legendary giant sea rovers.
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A. D. MILLS. "Giant's Causeway." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Giant's Causeway." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-GiantsCauseway.html A. D. MILLS. "Giant's Causeway." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-GiantsCauseway.html |
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Giant's Causeway
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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"Giant's Causeway." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Giant's Causeway." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-GiantsCauseway.html "Giant's Causeway." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-GiantsCauseway.html |
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