legend : Legend has it that the Irish warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn McCool) built the causeway to walk to Scotland to fight his Scottish counterpart Benandonner. One version of the legend tells that Fionn fell asleep before he got to Scotland. When he did not arrive, the much larger Benandonner crossed the bridge looking for him. To protect Fionn, his wife Oonagh laid a blanket over him so he could pretend that he was actually their baby son. In a variation, Fionn fled after seeing Benandonner's great bulk, and asked his wife to disguise him as the baby. In both versions, when Benandonner saw the size of the 'infant', he assumed the alleged father, Fionn, must be gigantic indeed. Therefore, Benandonner fled home in terror, ripping up the Causeway in case he was followed by Fionn.

Another variation is that Oonagh painted a rock shaped like a steak and gave it to Benandonner, whilst giving the baby (Fionn) a normal steak. When Benandonner saw that the baby was able to eat it so easily, he ran away, tearing up the causeway.

The "causeway" legend corresponds with geological history in as much as there are similar basalt formations (a part of the same ancient lava flow) at the site of Fingal's Cave on the isle of Staffa in Scotland.

Beautiful textures and colours MoMac · 2012-03-01: 04:52

Very beautiful ! isatina · 2012-03-01: 04:55

Love the colours and composition!! nynkeb · 2012-03-01: 04:59

And also the dry, white and rusty moss which opens as corollas josy63 · 2012-03-01: 05:13

Really colorful scene~ jwendell · 2012-03-01: 05:16

Wonderful composition...like it so much !!! borogovoi · 2012-03-01: 05:17

The stones are simply another kind of flowers here. Just lovely! Unchained · 2012-03-01: 05:24

Ez álomszép.. tavalyi? :) Iringo · 2012-03-01: 05:46

I really like these flowers!!!:))) Dropblue · 2012-03-01: 06:05

WOW! Love the stones also. Great shot! Lsample · 2012-03-01: 09:22

wow !! Lovely composition :) TheDashd · 2012-03-01: 14:28

Gorgeous composition, love the natural colors! NellyBly · 2012-03-01: 15:36

Nice shot love the purple flowers blooming there digitalideas · 2012-03-01: 15:54

fantastic stones! tomie · 2012-03-02: 12:14

the colors are so amazing, well captured!! urmysunshine · 2012-03-03: 09:52

Fantastic set !!! Francesc21 · 2012-03-04: 14:19

Szép! Goldbrandi · 2012-03-04: 17:54

Lovely colors ! ????? · 2012-03-30: 07:51

love it. kwibusje · 2012-06-09: 08:50

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