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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Rebecca Black

Northern Ireland’s World Heritage Site being damaged by tourists leaving coins

Work is taking place to remove coins which have been left at the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland, that are causing damage to the famous basalt rock formations (National Trust/PA) -

Northern Ireland’s World Heritage Site is being damaged by visitors leaving coins in the cracks of the famous stones.

Scores of coins have been left wedged into the cracks of the basalt rock columns of the Giant’s Causeway in north Antrim.

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