In 2024, the Giant’s Causeway, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, received more than 684,000 visitors, with many leaving coins in the gaps between its estimated 40,000 columns. According to ...

In 2024, the Giant’s Causeway, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, received more than 684,000 visitors, with many leaving coins in the gaps between its estimated 40,000 columns.

In reality, the exceptional landscape of the Giant’s Causeway was born between 50 and 60 million years ago, when intense volcanic activity in the area created a volcanic plateau.

From Parisian bridges to Rome's Trevi Fountain, tourists love leaving behind mementos—but in Northern Ireland, they're eroding a 60-million-year-old landmark.

Giant’s Causeway attracts visitors from all over the world, and the coins found wedged in the rocks show the wide range of visitors. Most are from the UK or the Eurozone, but others are from the ...