• Key Information

  • Giant's Causeway

  • Type
    Interlocking Basalt Columns
  • Amount
    40,000 columns
  • Dimenions
    Highest columns 12 ft high, cliffs 92 ft high
  • Learning Point
  • Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns that disappear into the see, famous for being one of the important natural attractions of the UK, and the origin of Irish legends and folklore.
  • Project
  • Draw the Giant's Causeway.
  • Location
  • Located in
    County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
  • Fun Facts
  • Giant's Causeway is a reference to the stories that developed around the columns, where an Irish giant and a Scottish giant are supposed to have built a causeway to allow them to fight each other.
  • The columns are formed because of the cooling and cracking process that happened to lava after it was laid down.
  • Each year, millions of people visit the causeway and explore the columns.
  • The columns have been weathered by the wind and sea, creating interesting shapes, such as the Giant's Boot and the Chimney Stacks.