The Black Stairs

The Black Stairs is recorded as a named rock in County Wicklow. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.

The Black Stairs is a coastal rock feature in County Wicklow, composed of basalt formed during the Palaeogene period, around 60 to 35 million years ago, through volcanic activity associated with the opening of the North Atlantic. It is notable for its distinctive dark, step-like formations, which may reflect columnar jointing typical of rapidly cooled lava.