Carn Goedog

E943260

Carn Goedog is a rocky outcrop in the Preseli Hills of Pembrokeshire, Wales, identified as a major source of the bluestone used in the construction of Stonehenge.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Carn Goedog canonical 3
Carn Meini 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bluestone source
geological formation
rocky outcrop
associatedWith Stonehenge
coordinateSystem located in OS grid reference area of Preseli Hills
country United Kingdom
culturalContext Neolithic Britain
distanceTo approximately 220 km from Stonehenge (by straight line)
geologicalPeriod Ordovician
hasConservationStatus within protected landscape area
hasEvidenceFrom geochemical analysis
geological field survey
petrographic analysis
hasLandscapeFeature craggy outcrops
rocky tor
identifiedAs major source of Stonehenge bluestones
languageOfToponym Welsh
locatedIn Pembrokeshire
Preseli Hills
Wales
southwestern Wales
linked to: West Wales
materialUsedFor Stonehenge bluestone orthostats
linked to: Preseli bluestone
near Craig Rhos-y-felin
Foel Drygarn
notableFor being proposed quarry for Stonehenge bluestones
partOf Mynydd Preseli
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Preseli bluestone outcrops
region west Wales
linked to: West Wales
researchField archaeology
archaeometry
geology
rockType dolerite
spotted dolerite
studiedBy Richard Bevins
Rob Ixer
toponymMeaning possibly "woodland cairn" or "woodland carn"
usedIn Neolithic monument construction

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Preseli bluestone quarriedAt Carn Goedog
Carn Menyn hasAlternativeName Carn Meini
linked to: Carn Goedog
Carn Menyn hasNearbySite Carn Goedog
Mynydd Preseli hasPeak Carn Goedog