Deemed “one of the eight wonders of the world”, the Giants Causeway is a grouping of basalt columns and outcrops which were formed some 60 million years ago by the cooling of lava. But the sites namesake is based on the popular myth of the Irish giant Finn MacCool. MacCool was said to have created this Causeway as a route across the sea to do battle against his Scottish foe!
One specific part of the Causeway that attracts many visitors is Port Cuan (or Coon), a huge cave accessed by boat. The Giants Causeway is a major tourist attraction, but is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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