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.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bluestone source
ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ rocky outcrop ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Stonehenge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Preseli Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales ⓘ southwestern Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsedFor | Stonehenge bluestone orthostats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Craig Rhos-y-felin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Foel Drygarn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being proposed quarry for Stonehenge bluestones ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mynydd Preseli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Preseli bluestone outcrops ⓘ |
| region | west Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
archaeology
ⓘ
archaeometry ⓘ geology ⓘ |
| rockType |
dolerite
ⓘ
spotted dolerite ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Richard Bevins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rob Ixer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| toponymMeaning | possibly "woodland cairn" or "woodland carn" ⓘ |
| usedIn | Neolithic monument construction ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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