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Waterfoot is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Glenarm Lower and the civil parishes of Ardclinis and Layd.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/ )〕 The 2001 Census recorded a population of 504 inhabitants. Waterfoot is on the Antrim coast and has a beach. The village is at the foot of Glenariff, one of the Glens of Antrim. The village is also known as Glenariff. The village is by Red Bay, named from the reddish sand that washes from the exposed sandstone on the cliffs down to the shore. Just outside Waterfoot on the coast road is the White Lady, a chalk figure carved by the sea washing against the cliffs. Each July Waterfoot hosts the annual Glens Of Antrim Féis. The village was highlighted in the news in November 2010 when Peter Wilson, one of the "disappeared" of the Troubles was found buried on the beach on 2 November 2010. ==Places of interest== *Waterfoot is in the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. *Nearby Glenariff Forest Park is noted for its waterfalls and scenery. *The White Arch on Garron Road is the remains of a former railway bridge of the short-lived Glenariff Iron Ore and Harbour Company. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Waterfoot, County Antrim」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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