The 'fiddly and frustrating' work removing 10,000 coins from Giant's Causeway columns

Conservationists have completed a painstaking effort to remove approximately 10,000 coins that visitors had wedged into the cracks and crevices of the Giant's Causeway's iconic basalt columns. The removal process is described as fiddly and frustrating work, reflecting the challenges of preserving this UNESCO World Heritage Site from damage caused by tourism.