Waterfoot is a typical coast road village, having one main street passing through with a few other short streets branching off to
dwellings, and a beach that overlooks the harbour situated a short distance across the bay. Fishing boats can be hired at the harbour.
The Glenariff railway. It was built by the Glenariff Iron Ore and Harbour Company to facilitate the extraction and shipment of iron ore to furnaces in Scotland and England, the line was 4.5 mile long and descended from two hundred metres to a purpose built harbour facilities at Carrivemurphy - on completion in 1873 it became the first narrow gauge railway in Ireland. The mines failed a few years later and despite several attempt to rejuvenate it - including one in 1880 by William Traill of the Giants Causeway, Portrush & Bush Valley Tramway who tried to connect the line with a three mile section that would join it to the Parkmore to Ballymena line - the attempt failed as with others and the track was eventually lifted.
The Cache
The cache is a plastic preform containing a log only (bring your own pen or pencil)and is located beside a layby the A2 Coast Road that runs from Larne to Bushmills. On a good day there will be good views of the surrounding area. Feel free to upload a picture of your visit.
Please replace exacty as found and keep a close eye on children as this can be a very busy road espeially at weekends,Bank Holidays and during the summer months.