Northern Ireland - Co. Antrim - The Giant's Causeway - The Amphitheatre - the lower path

© photo : Mathieu Morverand

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Rocks falls and landslides are a natural process of cliff erosion in the Giant's Causeway bays. Building paths into the cliff face aggravates erosion. The National trust was forced to close the lower parth permanently in 1994 to protect visitors' safety and to limit further damage to the Causeway's geological features.

Les chutes de pierres et les glissements de terrain font partie du processus normal d'érosion des falaises. Le National Trust fut contraint en 1994 de fermer définitivement le sentier inférieur des falaises afin de protéger la sécurité des visiteurs et de limiter la dégradation du site.