# Corick > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Corick > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Corick.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corick > Source revision: 1342723222 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Irish megalithic archaeological site [54°44′53″N 6°47′28″W / 54.748°N 6.791°W / 54.748; -6.791](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Corick¶ms=54.748_N_6.791_W_region:GB_scale:5000) Stone circle. Stone row. **Corick** (from [Irish](/source/Irish_language) *Comhrac* 'confluence'[1]) is a [megalithic](/source/Megalithic) site and [townland](/source/Townland) in the civil parish of [Ballynascreen](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ballynascreen,County_Londonderry&action=edit&redlink=1), [County Londonderry](/source/County_Londonderry), [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland).[2] It includes a [stone circle](/source/Stone_circle) and a [stone row](/source/Stone_row). The Corick stone circles and alignments are located 2 km north east of Ballybriest court-tomb, 400 metres south of Corick [clachan](/source/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## See also - [List of archaeological sites in County Londonderry](/source/List_of_archaeological_sites_in_County_Londonderry) ## External links - ["The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map: Corick Stone Circle Stone Circle"](http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?mapref=H779896). www.megalithic.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2010. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-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. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85389-613-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85389-613-5) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PL_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PL_2-1) ["Corick; Ballynascreen; Magherafelt"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120320225027/http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/biodiversity/habitats-2/peatlands.htm). *Peatlands NI*. Archived from [the original](http://www.peatlandsni.gov.uk/archaeology/stone_circles_details/circle_8.htm) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Corick"](http://www.irishmegaliths.org.uk/derry.htm). *Gazetteer of Irish Prehistoric Monuments - County Londonderry*. Retrieved 1 December 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Corick"](http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20081105170858/http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/scheduled_monuments1to31mar07.pdf) (PDF). *Environment and Heritage Service - Scheduled Historic Monuments*. Archived from [the original](http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/scheduled_monuments1to31mar07.pdf) (PDF) on 5 November 2008. 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Antequera Dolmens Site Chabola de la Hechicera Cova d'en Daina Dolmen de Axeitos Dolmen of Guadalperal Dolmen of Menga Dolmen de la Pastora Dolmen del prado de Lácara Dolmen de Soto Dolmen de Viera La Torre–La Janera Son Matge Turkey Obelisk of Theodosius Ukraine Boundary Stones United Kingdom England Arbor Low Avebury Barbrook One Birkrigg Boscawen-Un Boskednan Bridestones Brown Willy Cairns Bull Ring Burnmoor stone circles Castlerigg Craddock Moor Devil's Arrows Doll Tor Drizzlecombe Duloe Fernacre Five Wells Gardom's Edge Goodaver Grey Wethers Hoarstones Hordron Edge Hurlers Leper Stone Long Meg and Her Daughters Mên-an-Tol Merry Maidens Mitchell's Fold Mulfra Quoit Nine Ladies Nine Stones, Altarnun Nine Stones Close Pipers Rollright Rudston Monolith Scorhill Stannon Stanton Drew Stonehenge Stripple Swinside Trethevy Quoit Trippet Northern Ireland Aughlish Ballynoe Beaghmore Corick Drumskinny Legananny Giant's Ring Scotland List of recumbent stone circles Auld Bourtreebush Balquhain Callanish I II III IV VIII X Carlin Cat Stane Clach an Trushal Colmeallie Dunnideer Drybridge Easter Aquhorthies Kirkton of Bourtie Loanhead of Daviot Lochmaben Stone Pictish Ring of Brodgar Sheldon Stenness Steinacleit Strichen Sunhoney Tomnaverie Tyrebagger Yonder Bognie Wales Barclodiad y Gawres Bedd Arthur Bedd Taliesin Bodowyr Bryn Cader Faner Bryn Celli Ddu Bryn Gwyn stones Capel Garmon Carreg Coetan Arthur Carreg Samson Coetan Arthur Foel Chwern Llanfechell Lligwy Burial Chamber Maen Llia Maen Madoc Meini Hirion Moel Tŷ Uchaf Parc Cwm long cairn Penrhos Feilw Pentre Ifan St Lythans burial chamber Trefignath Tinkinswood Tŷ Newydd Burial Chamber Whetstones Isle of Man Manx runestones General Axial stone circle Chambered cairn Concentric stone circle Cromlech Dolmen Gallery grave Henge Harrespil Irish megalithic tombs Menhir Standing stone Stone circle Stone row Recumbent stone circle Photographs of stone circles Middle Eastern megaliths --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article 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