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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Black

Giant’s Causeway formation event may have taken just days – museum curator

The formation event behind Northern Ireland’s world-famous Giant’s Causeway may have taken just a few days rather than thousands of years, according to a new theory.

The origin of the striking stones, which have attracted visitors from across the world, including the late Queen, include theories ranging from them being built by the mythical giant Finn McCool to more scientific explanations.

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