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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Carn Menyn canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

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 ⓘ

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 Menyn ⓘ
Golden Road → passesNear → Carn Menyn ⓘ
Mynydd Preseli → hasPeak → Carn Menyn ⓘ