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English Audio Request

Nadya_learner
224 Words / 2 Recordings / 2 Comments
Note to recorder:

Please not fast but clearly.

I’m at the Giant’s Causeway, or Giant’s Causey, as it’s called here, in the County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Made up of around 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, this is the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom as well as a UN World Heritage Site. It also happens to be an extremely popular tourist attraction.
The structure is estimated to have been formed around 50-60 million years ago, due to severe volcanic activity and subsequent cooling down. Not that this in itself isn’t interesting enough, but the place has an even more interesting legend associated with it. Legend has it that the columns are actually the remnants of a causeway built by a giant.
After the National Trust took over its care in the 1960s, tourism flourished and the site has been popular with tourists ever since. There are plenty of interesting structures to see here, including the very innovatively designed Giant’s Causeway Visiting Centre, which blends perfectly with the landscape. It boasts beautiful glass walls supported by basalt columns, with award winning interior design. There are 4 stunning trails to choose from, with varying difficulty levels ranging from babies and pet-friendly to challenging coastal hikes. In fact, there’s a newly accessible cliff top walk for people with disabilities as well! Definitely a cool place to visit if you’re ever in Northern Ireland.

Recordings

  • The Giant’s Causeway ( recorded by Coffeemachtspass ), American West Coast

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    I’m at the Giant’s Causeway, or Giant’s Causey, as it’s called here, in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Made up of around 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, this is the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom as well as a UN World Heritage Site. It also happens to be an extremely popular tourist attraction.
    The structure is estimated to have been formed 50-60 million years ago due to severe volcanic activity and subsequent cooling down. Not that this in itself isn’t interesting enough, but the place has an even more interesting legend associated with it. Legend has it that the columns are actually the remnants of a causeway built by a giant.
    After the National Trust took over its care in the 1960s, tourism flourished and the site has been popular with tourists ever since. There are plenty of interesting structures to see here, including the very innovatively designed Giant’s Causeway Visiting Centre, which blends perfectly with the landscape. It boasts beautiful glass walls supported by basalt columns, with award winning interior design. There are 4 stunning trails to choose from, with varying difficulty levels ranging from babies and pet-friendly to challenging coastal hikes. In fact, there’s a newly accessible cliff top walk for people with disabilities as well! Definitely a cool place to visit if you’re ever in Northern Ireland.

  • The Giant’s Causeway ( recorded by nomadicvegan ), American

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Comments

Coffeemachtspass
April 6, 2021

the county (common noun) vs. County Antrim (proper noun)

'50-60 million years' is already an approximation, so I removed 'around'.

Nadya_learner
April 6, 2021

Hi! Thank you for the recording and the notes.