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The Glens of Antrim - part 3 of 1 2 3 4

by Colin Turtle Published 01/04/2014

Local folklore offers an alternative explanation for the Causeway's creation. The story goes that it was built by the Irish Giant, Finn MacCool so that he could cross the Irish Sea to Scotland to challenge a rival giant, Benandoner. Finn is also credited with the creation of the Isle of Man, which is said to have been formed when he scooped a massive sod of earth to launch at his rival. The resulting hole filled with water to become Lough Neagh.

With so many views and scenes to see, the Causeway Coast and Glens are impossible to cover in a single visit, so this place just keeps drawing you back!

The Rathlin Sound is a passage that is treacherous to shipping because the North Atlantic pours into the gap and meets the tides of the Irish sea pushing out. The result can be disastrous to the unwary ship - there are dozens of shipwrecks around the island. However, Rathlin is an island of extreme contrasts where the mood of weather, sea and sky can change in an instant. If the Glens of Antrim are stunning in terms of their beauty and serenity, then these few miles of coastline provide a contrast with dramatic seascapes. You could easily walk this coastline and take a different scene every few hundred paces.

You travel north of Rathlin to arrive at the World Heritage Site of the Giant's Causeway but really Ballycastle is where many consider that the famous Causeway Coast begins. The road from Ballycastle to Portrush is not that long but in photographic terms there is a lifetime of scenes to capture.

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