We stopped at Dunluce Castle on our drive up the Antrim Coast after leaving The Giant’s Causeway and were glad we did. What makes this medieval castle ruins stand out is definitely the location. Perched right on the edge of a cliff, looking straight down to the sea, this was a photographers dream. The entrance fees were pretty steep considering this is just a ruins, but once inside you are rewarded with some of the […]
If you are driving the coastal route of Northern Ireland, and the season allows, I would highly recommend this stop. Carrick-A-Rede (which means Rock in the Road) is only 7 miles from the Giant’s Causeway in the County Antrim. The day that we were there started out pretty clear and around 70 degrees. By the time we walked the pretty good distance from the car park to the bridge, a fog had rolled in and the […]
Named as the fourth greatest natural wonder in the UK, The Giant’s Causeway truly is nothing short of amazing and was our favorite stop on our entire ten day tour of Ireland/Northern Ireland. According to Irish legend, the almost perfect octogonal columns are the remains of a causeway built by the giant Finn MacCool. Scientifically, 50-60 million years ago, Antrim was subject to intense volcanic activity and these columns are the result of cooled fluid molten basalt. […]