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In 1868, the parish of Ardclinis contained the following places:"ARDCLINIS, a parish in the barony of Lower Glenarm, in the county of Antrim, province of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles to the N.W. of Glenarm. It occupies an elevated tract on the coast, not far from Red Bay, and contains the villages of Carnlough and Glenariff. There is abundance of limestone and basalt in the district. A fishery is carried on in the bay. The living is a rectory united with that of Agherton, in the diocese of Down, Connor, and Dromore. There are remains of a Danish camp, on a headland, called Dunmaul, near Garron Point. The principal residences are Drumnasole, Knappan, and Bay Lodge."
"CARNLOUGH, (or Carnallock), a village in the parish of Ardclinis, barony of Glenarm, in the county of Antrim, province of Ulster, Ireland, 2 miles to the N.W. of Glenarm. It is seated in a pleasant spot on the sea-coast, not far from Glenarm Castle, the fine seat of the Earl of Antrim. The village is chiefly inhabited by fishermen, and is resorted to as a watering-place.
"DUNMAUL, a rock in the parish of Ardclinis, barony of Glenarm, in the county of Antrim, province of Ulster, Ireland, near Glenarm. It stands on the coast, and presents to the sea a natural fortification of basaltic rock, 300 feet high, and curiously adapted for defence. Its summit is easily reached from the mainland. There are appearances of ramparts having existed at some early time."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018