Craig Rhos-y-felin
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Craig Rhos-y-felin is a notable rocky outcrop in Pembrokeshire, Wales, identified by archaeologists as one of the primary prehistoric quarry sites for the bluestones used at Stonehenge.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
prehistoric quarry site
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rocky outcrop ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Stonehenge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stonehenge bluestone quarries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in Pembrokeshire
ⓘ
Rock formations of Wales ⓘ Stonehenge stone quarries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | debate over human quarrying versus natural glacial transport ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 220 km from Stonehenge ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Stonehenge Riverside Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 2011 ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Ordovician ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
Neolithic occupation debris
ⓘ
prehistoric quarrying activity ⓘ stone extraction platforms ⓘ worked stone pillars ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
narrow rocky spur
ⓘ
steep rock faces ⓘ talus slope with broken blocks ⓘ |
| hasNameElement |
Craig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhos-y-felin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
rhyolite
ⓘ
volcanic rock ⓘ |
| identifiedAs | source of some Stonehenge bluestones ⓘ |
| identifiedBy |
archaeologists
ⓘ
geologists ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
archaeological publications on Stonehenge origins
ⓘ
geochemical sourcing studies ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pembrokeshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
north Pembrokeshire uplands ⓘ south‑west Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Afon Brynberian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brynberian NERFINISHED ⓘ Pont Saeson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mynydd Preseli region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Preseli Hills geological complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
Neolithic quarrying
ⓘ
provenance of Stonehenge bluestones ⓘ |
| rockChemistryMatchedTo | rhyolite debitage at Stonehenge ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Mike Parker Pearson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Bevins NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Ixer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | source of monoliths for Stonehenge ⓘ |
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