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The columns form cliffs and irregular surfaces and the formation extends beneath
the sea. the columns are so perfectly fitted together that only the smallest of cracks are visible between them.
It was in this area that one of the ships from the Spanish Armada of 1588, the Girona sank |
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Local fishermen have kept a bridge here since the mid 1600s. The name Carrick-A-Rede (Carraig-a-Rade)
means the rock in the road The road being the sea migration route of salmon past the island to which the bridge crossed
from the mainland.
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The magnificient Dunluce Course at Royal Portrush Golf Club has played host to many prestigious
competitions including the British Open.
At the bottom of the Glen lies the quaint little village of Waterfoot, where you can
sample the perfect Guinness stout or join in the traditional music and 'craic'. Is it any wonder visitors have been
coming for over a century to this jewel of the North?
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Glenariff with its magnificent scenery richly deserves
its title "Queen of the Glens". It lies in the heart of the world famous Nine Glens of Antrim, a designated "Area
of Outstanding Natural Beauty". Glenariff is a perfect U-shaped valley, whose sides are rocky precipices rising to wild
moorland. In the Glen lies one of the most popular Forest
Parks in the country, while at the coast is the golden one mile (1.5Km) curve of Waterfoot Beach. The beach offers car parking,
picnic area and a children's play park. The river flowing down the valley is fed by streams which fall hundreds of metres
over the cliffs.
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