Giant's Causeway
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Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast | |
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- Philip S. Watson (2000). The Giant's Causeway. O'Brien: Printing Press. ISBN 0-86278-675-4.
- Deane, C. Douglas. 1983. The Ulster Countryside. Century Books. ISBN 0-903152-17-7.
See also
External links
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- Giant's Causeway information at the National Trust
- Causeway Coast And Glens Tourism - Official Tourist Board visitor information for the Causeway and surrounding area
- Formation of basalt columns
- Landscapes Unlocked - Aerial footage from BBC Sky High series explaining the physical, social & economic geography of Northern Ireland
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Categories:
- Fenian Cycle
- Landforms of County Antrim
- Geology of Ireland
- Geology of Northern Ireland
- National Trust properties in Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland coast
- Columnar basalts
- World Heritage Sites in Northern Ireland
- Visitor attractions in County Antrim
- Volcanism of Northern Ireland
- Paleogene volcanism
- Extinct volcanism
- Protected areas established in 1986
- Patterned grounds
- Nature reserves in Northern Ireland
- Protected areas of County Antrim
- 1986 establishments in the United Kingdom