Giant's Causeway

American  

noun

1. a large body of basalt, unusual in displaying perfect columnar jointing, exposed on a promontory on the northern coast of Northern Ireland.

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Giant's Causeway British  

noun

1. a promontory of columnar basalt on the N coast of Northern Ireland, in Antrim: consists of several thousand pillars, mostly hexagonal, that were formed by the rapid cooling of lava and the inward contraction of the lava flow

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Etymology

Origin of Giant's Causeway

First recorded in 1770–80

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Giant's Causeway

The Giant's Causeway is located in Country Antrim, and was formed by intense volcanic activity which forced molten rock up through cracks in the earth.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

They are coins, inserted into the tiny gaps between one of Northern Ireland's most famous and photographed natural resources, the basalt columns of the Giant's Causeway.

From BBC ● May 27, 2025

"This does not have the same draw as the Giant's Causeway."

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2023

"It would be naïve to say we're not in competition with the Giant's Causeway, the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, with the Titanic Centre, the Marble Arch Cave," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2023

The three of them lined up on the pillars of Giant’s Causeway close to the waves, ready to face what was to come.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova