The Causeway Coast takes its name from one
of the most famous natural features in the world: the
Giant’s Causeway, with its mysterious tightly-packed
basalt columns leading into the sea to form one of
the most visually exciting UNESCO World Heritage
Sites. But the 80 mile stretch of coastline designated
the Causeway Coast, stretching from Belfast Lough to
Lough Foyle and Londonderry, contains a wide range
of fascinating features, both natural and man-made.
Dunluce Castle and Mussenden Temple both
perch on cliff-top sites from which you might see
Scotland on a clear day, while Carrick-a-Rede
Rope Bridge lends an even greater sense of
exposure. Natural features like White Rocks Beach,
Torr Head and the mountains of Slemish and
Binevenagh are complemented by equally exciting
flora and fauna, including fulmars, kittywakes,
guillemots and razorbills.
Scattered between the coast’s natural and historic
features lie the old fishing communities, with plenty of
opportunities to share the time of day, talk about the
weather and be regaled by tales of myth and legend
while enjoying the hospitality for which this magnificent
coast is rightly famous.
Local photographer Rachael Craven captures both
the beauty and the spirit of this heritage coast, neatly
condensed into this pocket-sized 64 page memento,
packed with colour photographs.
Rachael Craven has lived in Northern Ireland
for 20 years since her family moved
there in 1989. A keen interest in art was
channelled towards photography shortly
after this move, with the famous rugged
North Coast of Ireland providing a wide
and varied canvas on which to tune her
skills. Rachael has been living in Belfast
for the last 10 years and in 2006
decided to take her amateur passion to
another level and has been working as a
freelance photographer ever since. Her
work has been featured in a variety of
national and international publications to
date and her product photography has
been featured in many brochures and
web sites.
Imprint: PiXZ Books. ISBN 978 1 906887 24 7, hardback, 110x155mm, 64 pages. Published September 2009.
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