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GLADMAN Jan 27, 2013 16:40:00
Replying to tjj

tjj wrote:
here seems to be quite a bit of prehistoric archaeology in Antrim but not actually by the Giant's Causeway. It is, however, part of the ancient kingdom of Dalriada (Dal Riata) which extended to the Inner Hebrides and the west coast of Scotland.
Dalriada

I found the link posted by Nigel Swift with regard to a nearby golf course development disconcerting and the National Trust in N.I. are making a brave stand against it. This surely must be a place to keep wild and natural.

You can obviously see why the legend started... the columns looked man made - if not 'giant made' - to my 21st century brain, so goodness knows what prehistoric peoples crossing to Kintyre and back would've made of it. The assumption seems logical from their viewpoint, doesn't it?

I really think we all need to make a stand against the march of golf... I'll continue to do my bit!

S Sanctuary
Sanctuary Jan 27, 2013 16:43:37
Replying to GLADMAN

GLADMAN wrote:
tjj wrote:
here seems to be quite a bit of prehistoric archaeology in Antrim but not actually by the Giant's Causeway. It is, however, part of the ancient kingdom of Dalriada (Dal Riata) which extended to the Inner Hebrides and the west coast of Scotland.
Dalriada

I found the link posted by Nigel Swift with regard to a nearby golf course development disconcerting and the National Trust in N.I. are making a brave stand against it. This surely must be a place to keep wild and natural.

You can obviously see why the legend started... the columns looked man made - if not 'giant made' - to my 21st century brain, so goodness knows what prehistoric peoples crossing to Kintyre and back would've made of it. The assumption seems logical from their viewpoint, doesn't it?

I really think we all need to make a stand against the march of golf... I'll continue to do my bit!

I'm all FORE it although I am a golfer myself!

T tjj
tjj Jan 27, 2013 17:06:22
Replying to GLADMAN

GLADMAN wrote:
tjj wrote:
here seems to be quite a bit of prehistoric archaeology in Antrim but not actually by the Giant's Causeway. It is, however, part of the ancient kingdom of Dalriada (Dal Riata) which extended to the Inner Hebrides and the west coast of Scotland.
Dalriada

I found the link posted by Nigel Swift with regard to a nearby golf course development disconcerting and the National Trust in N.I. are making a brave stand against it. This surely must be a place to keep wild and natural.

You can obviously see why the legend started... the columns looked man made - if not 'giant made' - to my 21st century brain, so goodness knows what prehistoric peoples crossing to Kintyre and back would've made of it. The assumption seems logical from their viewpoint, doesn't it?

I really think we all need to make a stand against the march of golf... I'll continue to do my bit!

Things don't look very hopeful with regard to the golf course - it went to judicial review on the 9th January and Alex Attwood, Environmental Minister for N.I., is due to make a decision by the end of January. As it was him that gave the go ahead in the first place it seems unlikely he will overturn it.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/national-trust-bid-to-block-100m-golf-resort-at-giants-causeway-16259102.html