Carn Menyn

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Carn Menyn is a rocky outcrop in the Preseli Hills of Pembrokeshire, Wales, noted as a key source of the bluestone used in the construction of Stonehenge.

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Carn Menyn canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
hill
rocky outcrop
access via footpaths across Preseli Hills
associatedWith Stonehenge
category Archaeological sites in Pembrokeshire
Preseli Hills
Rock formations of Wales
country Wales
distanceTo approximately 220 km from Stonehenge (straight line)
elevation approximately 365 metres
geologicalPeriod Ordovician
hasAlternativeName Carn Meini
linked to: Carn Goedog

Carn Menyn (Carn Meini) outcrops
hasArchaeologicalSignificance prehistoric quarrying evidence in vicinity (debated)
source area for megaliths
hasConservationStatus within a protected landscape (national park)
hasDebatedClaim primary source of all Stonehenge bluestones
hasFeature extensive dolerite outcrops
multiple tors and crags
hasNearbySite Bedd Arthur stone circle
Carn Goedog
Foel Drygarn hillfort
hasResearcher linked to work by geologist Herbert Thomas
hasViewOf north Pembrokeshire landscape
isIn Celtic Sea climatic region
languageOfName Welsh
locatedIn Pembrokeshire
Preseli Hills
United Kingdom
Wales
north Pembrokeshire
materialType spotted dolerite
near Mynydd Preseli ridge
linked to: Mynydd Preseli
notedFor being a key source of Stonehenge bluestones
overlooks Glyn Clydach
Preseli uplands
linked to: Preseli Hills
partOf Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
region southwest Wales
linked to: West Wales
rockType igneous rock
subjectOf archaeological research on Stonehenge bluestone provenance
geological provenance studies
tourism visited by walkers and hikers
usedAs prehistoric stone source

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Preseli bluestone quarriedAt Carn Menyn
Golden Road passesNear Carn Menyn
Mynydd Preseli hasPeak Carn Menyn