Cause(way) for celebration in Northern Ireland

In what the Belfast Telegraph is calling a "gigantic accolade", the Giant's Causeway, a unique volcanic formation and world heritage site on the edge of Northern Ireland's Antrim plateau, has been named the United Kingdom's best heritage attraction, according to the British Travel Awards.

The awards are determined by consumer polling, which makes the win all the more impressive given that the UK boasts many well-known historical sites. Apparently other short-listed contenders included the National Maritime Museum in Cornwall and Stirling and Edinburgh Castles in Scotland.

And for anyone interested in knowing the Giant's Causeway got its name, you will the story of Irish Giant Fionn MacCumhain here.