This towering formation of basalt rock can be found along the shoreline of the Cloughfin Townland on the Islandmagee Penisula in Northern Ireland. The sea stack has been nicknamed “The Lord” for its powerful prominence standing along the battered rocky shoreline. Stacks like these are the result of years of erosion from crashing waves. This stack is made of basalt, a dark-colored rock that forms when magma hardens. It rests on a base of amygdaloidal basalt, which has a distinctive white patterning. The sea stack is only reachable during low…
