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Extract from the Carnlough and Waterfoot Travel Guides:
Shortly after leaving Glenarm, you'll pass through the hamlet of
STRAIDKILLY
, the "sliding village", so named because of the houses' moving about an inch annually towards the sea. Rounding the next bay, you'll arrive at
CARNLOUGH
, standing at the head of
Glencloy
, the "glen of hedges". The village's most striking feature is its sturdy, white limestone buildings: until the 1960s, Carnlough's way of life was linked to its limestone quarries. The shining white stone buildings in the centre of the village were constructed by the Marquess and Marchioness of Londonderry in 1854. Over...
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