Legend has it that the Irish warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn McCool) built the causeway to walk to Scotland to fight his Scottish counterpart Benandonner, and that Benandonner ripped the Causeway up, so as not to be followed home again by Fionn.
The Causeway legend corresponds with geological history in as much as there are similar basalt formations (a part of the same ancient lava flow) at the site of Fingal's Cave on the isle of Staffa in Scotland.
Now, I wasn't doing anything quite so interesting as warring with Giants, but the Causeway is a rather nice day out!
(Although, I'd advise you to go DOWN the Shepard's Steps, not UP them! )
Having only been out of hospital for less than 24 hours, I think I did rather well cavorting about the lovely basalt structure.
Must dash!
