The Antrim Coast and the Giant's Causeway

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August 10th 2017

Published: August 14th 2022

A port call in Belfast provided the opportunity to see a bit of Northern Ireland. The region appeared peaceful now, after so many years of factional strife. We selected another Paddywagon Tours excursion as our port tour at Belfast. Our first stop out of Belfast was at the Dark Hedges. The Dark Hedges is a line of 18th century Beech Trees along Bregnagh Road in County Antrim. They are very mysteri... Read Full Entry

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Andrew Lisowski

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"I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list." I've traveled for a long time and have many memories of places and people. I enjoy travel, especially to new places I haven't seen before. Every journey, whether brief or extended, provides the opportunity for a new experience or a different way to see things. I like travel photography, too, and always have my camera with me. I look to the "4Hs of Tourism" as a guide when traveling: understanding the Habitat; Heritage; History and Handicrafts. Member of the TravBuddy travel blogging community from 2007 until its demise in 2018. [world... full info

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Organ Pipes Formation

Giants Causeway. The Organ Pipes formation. "The most characteristic and unique feature of the site is the exposure of some 40,000 large, regularly shaped polygonal columns of basalt in perfect horizontal sections, forming a pavement".--Baedeker 1906 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast UNESCO World Heritage Site. DSC_0094

Gorse

Gorse (Ulex europaeus) growing at the Giant's Causeway. Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast UNESCO World Heritage Site. DSC_0097

Giant's Organ Formation

The Giant's Causeway. Giant's Organ formation. Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast UNESCO World Heritage Site. DSC_0099p1

Coins Between Basalt Blocks

The Giant's Causeway. Coins placed between the basalt blocks. Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast UNESCO World Heritage Site. DSC_0100

Giant's Causeway

The Giant's Causeway. "The most characteristic and unique feature of the site is the exposure of some 40,000 large, regularly shaped polygonal columns of basalt in perfect horizontal sections, forming a pavement".--Baedeker 1906 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast UNESCO World Heritage Site. IMG_2530

View Towards Portallenrae

View towards Portallenrae from the Giants Causeway visitor centre. DSC_0109p1

Giants Causeway Station

Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway. Giants Causeway station. The two mile long heritage railway operates over the right of way of the former Giant’s Causeway Tram. DSC_0112p1

Woodville House

Woodville House. 1 Main Street, Bushmills. Early 19tb Century. 2-storey, 3-bay with looped fanlight. Roughcast. B1. HB Ref No: HB05/08/071 DSC_0119

John Wayne Banner

John Wayne Banner in Bushmills, County Antrim. His great-great-grandfather was Robert Morrison from Ballymena, County Antrim. DSC_0120

Bushmills War Memorial

War Memorial Market Square Bushmills. Designed by Charles L. Hartwell and installed in 1921. The Diamond. B2. HB Ref No: HB05/08/0 Date of Construction: 1920 - 1939. DSC_0124p1

Bushmills Inn

Bushmills Inn. Originally a 17th century Coaching Inn. 9 Dunluce Road. DSC_0127

Dunluce Castle

Dunluce Castle. Dating of c.1500 for the earliest parts of the castle on the rock promontory by the MacQuillan family. Dunluce was then taken by the MacDonnells in the 1550s, who initiated several phases of expansion and remodeling during the late C16th. Principal fortress of the McDonnells, chiefs of Antrim. Abandoned after the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. Scheduled Monument. SMR Number ANT 002:003 DSC_0137p1

St. Cuthbert Church

St. Cuthbert Church. ca. 1630. It served the Parish of Dunluce from 1622 to 1821. Ballytober Road. Dunluce Town. Church and graveyard. Scheduled Monument. SMR Number ANT 002:005 DSC_0140

The Skerries

View from Dunluce toward The Skerries.The Skerries are a small group of rocky islands just off Portrush, County Antrim. DSC_0143p1

Ramble Inn

The Ramble Inn. An old Coaching Inn that dates back to the early 1800's when it was in the hands of the Wilson family. Reopened as a restaurant in 2106. 236 Lisnevenagh Road. DSC_0028

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