Craigballyharky (from
Irish meaning "rocky ground of O'Harky's
homestead") is a large hill in the south-west of the townland of
Cookstown
Cookstown ( ga, An Chorr Chríochach, IPA: anˠˈxoːɾˠɾˠˈçɾʲiːxəx is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the fourth largest town in the county and had a population of 11,599 in the 2011 census. It, along with Maghe ...
,
County Tyrone,
Northern Ireland. It is also the name of a medieval Irish
tuath that spanned the southern half of the parish of Kildress. The northern half was known as Craigballydevine.
Geology
The rock is a
tonalite, which shares its name with the landform has yielded a 471 +2/-4 Ma U-Pb zircon age (Hutton et al. 1985).
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References
Mountains and hills of County Tyrone
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