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The Giants Causeway The Giants Causeway is situated on the coast of County Antrim. The Giant's Causeway was built by the Irish giant Finn McCool as stepping stones to cross over to Scotland so he could beat up the giant who lived there. There are similar stones which emerge from the sea at the Scottish island of Staffa.
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On the North Antrim Coastal Path, just east of Ballintoy, is one of Northern
Ireland’s best-loved attractions: the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. Salmon
fishermen sling this precarious bridge to the island over a 24m-deep chasm.
Those bold enough to cross are rewarded with fantastic views and wildlife, the
access entrance is near Ballintoy, from which you park and walk about one
kilometer along the lower clifpath.
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The Old Bushmills Distillery
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Ballintoy Harbour This is where artists gather to paint the rock scenery and the sea. Small fishing and pleasure craft use the harbour in summer. Ballintoy Parish Church is open each day for visitors, It is on situated the road leading down to the harbour.
There is a Boat from Ballycastle which will take you to Rathlin Island where you will have a chance to see Puffins
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The Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge.
The Old Bushmills Distillery is the World's oldest licensed Whiskey Distillery.
King James I granted the original License to distil 'Acqua Vitae' in April 1608
and since then Bushmills has been making the finest Irish Malt Whiskey here for
almost four hundred years. Situated just a mile from the spectacular Giant's
Causeway, the distillery lies in an area of outstanding natural beauty and rich
in history and folklore.
