The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea.
Travellers have marveled at the beauty of the formations while scientists have sought to describe and explain them.
Highly fluid molten basalt intruded through chalk beds to form an extensive lava plateau.
As the lava cooled rapidly, contraction occurred.
The extensive fracture web connection produced the distinctive columns seen today.
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