Corick
54°44′53″N 6°47′28″W / 54.748°N 6.791°W / 54.748; -6.791
Corick (from Irish Comhrac 'confluence'[1]) is a megalithic site and townland in the civil parish of Ballynascreen, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.[2] It includes a stone circle and a stone row. The Corick stone circles and alignments are located 2 km north east of Ballybriest court-tomb, 400 metres south of Corick clachan, near a stream.[3] The stone alignments and circle are Scheduled Historic Monuments in Corick at grid reference: Area of H780 896.[4][2]
Function
Although it is often believed the stone monuments were intentionally aligned to serve a greater purpose, the crudeness of the stones means that they could not have been used as advanced astronomical calculators. Their positioning therefore is more likely symbolic rather than functional.[citation needed]
See also
External links
- "The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map: Corick Stone Circle Stone Circle". www.megalithic.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
References
- ^ Toner, Gregory: Place-Names of Northern Ireland, Volume Five, County Derry I, The Moyola Valley, page 16. The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University Belfast, 1996. ISBN 0-85389-613-5
- ^ a b "Corick; Ballynascreen; Magherafelt". Peatlands NI. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2007.
- ^ "Corick". Gazetteer of Irish Prehistoric Monuments - County Londonderry. Retrieved 1 December 2007.
- ^ "Corick" (PDF). Environment and Heritage Service - Scheduled Historic Monuments. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2007.
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