Craigarogan (fromIrishCarraig Uí Ruagain, meaning 'Ó Ruagain's rock'^ⓘ)^[1] is a smallvillage, electoral division andtownland to the west ofNewtownabbey inCounty Antrim,Northern Ireland. The settlement has developed at the junction of the Bernice Road and the Clarke Lodge Road. The settlement ofRoughfort is also within the townland. In the2001 census it had a population of 69 people. It is part ofAntrim and Newtownabbey district.

Craigaroganchamber tomb orpassage grave (inIrish:Carn Greine, i.e. Cairn of the Sun) is located in the area. Locally it is pronounced asCarngraney and as a result sometimes called Granny's Grave (which is also a corruption of Grania's Grave). (OS map ref: J270842).

• NI Neighbourhood Information System
• Irish megaliths - Craigarogan
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• Henry Joy McCracken (archived 2003)

54°40′48″N6°01′51″W / 54.67998°N 6.03089°W /54.67998; -6.03089

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