Corick Explained

54.748°N -6.791°WCorick (^[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]

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.

See also

• List of archaeological sites in County Londonderry

External links

• Web site: The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map: Corick Stone Circle Stone Circle . www.megalithic.co.uk . 2010-02-06 .

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Web site: Corick; Ballynascreen; Magherafelt . Peatlands NI . 2007-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320225027/http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/biodiversity/habitats-2/peatlands.htm . 2012-03-20 . dead .
3. Web site: Corick . Gazetteer of Irish Prehistoric Monuments - County Londonderry . 2007-12-01.
4. Web site: Corick . Environment and Heritage Service - Scheduled Historic Monuments . http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20081105170858/http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/scheduled_monuments1to31mar07.pdf . dead . 2008-11-05 . 2007-12-01 .