Scientists have traced a 60-million-year volcanic trail from Iceland to Ireland to a deep mantle plume that shaped the North ...

Embark on a journey to some of the most captivating and unexplained natural wonders on Earth. From the sacred coastal village ...

A nine-month project to improve visitor access to the uninhabited isle of Staffa has been completed. National Trust for ...

UNESCO World Heritage CentreThe Giant's Causeway lies at the foot of the basalt cliffs along the sea coast on the edge of the Antrim plateau in Northern Ireland. It is made up of some 40,000 massive ...

Northern Ireland is home to the Giant’s Causeway, a collection of about 40,000 hexagonal basalt columns that protrude from the North Atlantic Ocean and lead up to the foot of a cliff.

Authorities are urging visitors to stop wedging pocket change between the basalt columns, which are cracking and crumbling as the coins expand Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent June 4, 2025 ...

The damage is not merely cosmetic. These coins, some of which are pushed deep into the stone, compromise the integrity of the columns themselves. While basalt is a durable volcanic rock, it’s ...

California’s Devil’s Postpile is another famous basalt column formation. Others are found in Iceland, Mexico, Scotland, Japan, Russia, Namibia, Israel, and Australia. But I’m here to tell you that you ...

Visitors are damaging the Giant’s Causeway in Co Antrim by wedging coins into the cracks of the basalt columns, causing the rocks to stain and crumble.

Giant's Causeway: Coins left by visitors damaging Northern Ireland's World Heritage Site Coins squeezed into the gaps in the basalt columns of the tourist attraction in north Antrim eventually ...

Some jam coins between the famous rock columns, but the site's caretakers, the National Trust, is now begging tourists to stop. The worst rock formation affected are the basalt columns that make up ...

Basalt has just released the lineup for its 2025 concert series in Basalt River Park. The series, which takes place from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays from June 18 until Aug. 27, will feature Tommy the ...