Dark Cliffs at Kilbarron

A reusable public picture page identifies this place as Dark Cliffs at Kilbarron. This entry is kept separately because no one government record could be safely joined to that public name and point.

The Dark Cliffs at Kilbarron are composed of basalt, formed by ancient volcanic activity during the Paleogene period, roughly 60 to 55 million years ago. The cliffs are notable for their dark, columnar jointing, a result of lava cooling and contracting, and represent part of the broader basaltic formations associated with the North Atlantic Igneous Province.