Many of the columns are hexagons (HECK-so-gahns) with six sides, like cells in a beehive. Their shape lets them interlock with the other columns.

Irish legend says that a giant named Finn MacCool built the path so he could travel across the sea to fight a giant in Scotland. Evolutionists believe Giant’s Causeway was formed by volcanoes erupting 50–60 million years ago. But these are both myths.

God’s Word tells us the true account of the global flood that created just the right conditions to form Giant’s Causeway.

When the “fountains of the great deep burst forth” (Genesis 7:11), earth’s crust broke apart, and thick lava flowed up through the cracks. It continued flowing during and after the flood.

As the flood ended, the lava likely burst up seven times at Giant’s Causeway! The receding flood water moved back and forth, covering the lava each time. The water helped cool and harden it into basalt rock.

The cooling made the basalt lava contract (shrink), forming the many columns that make Giant’s Causeway

Fun Facts!

• The tallest columns in Giant’s Causeway reach up to 39 feet high—about as tall as a three-story building.
• Basalt columns are found all over the world, including California, Iceland, Scotland, Australia, and Japan.
• Giant’s Causeway grows many rare plant species like sea spleenwort, vernal squill, and frog orchid.