Carn Menyn
Carn Menyn is a grouping of craggy rock outcrops or tors in the Preseli Hills in the Wales, Welsh county of Pembrokeshire. Name and location The name means "butter rock". It is sometimes called Carn Meini ("rock of stones"), but this is a modern corruption of the original name. Carn Menyn sits on top of the Preseli ridge, close to the stone setting of Bedd Arthur. It consists of a series of outcrops of spotted dolerite similar to that of other tors in the area, and several other prehistoric sites have been identified nearby. The mountain-top setting provides commanding views across the surrounding countryside and across Cardigan Bay to the Llŷn Peninsula. Bluestones Carn Menyn is believed by some to have been the main source for the bluestones used at Stonehenge. Andrew Ramsay (geologist), Sir Andrew Ramsey first suggested it as a contender in the mid-nineteenth century. In the early 1920s HH Thomas showed through petrographic analysis that many of the bluestones had come fr ...
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Foel Cwmcerwyn
Foel Cwmcerwyn is the highest point of the Preseli Mountains and of Pembrokeshire. Location Foel Cwmcerwyn lies within the borders of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, which includes most of the Preselis. A path leads to the summit from the village of Rosebush, Pembrokeshire, Rosebush in the southwest. Features A trig point and a number of cairns are dotted across the summit area, and there is a disused quarry on the hill's western slopes as well as managed forest. The peak features on numerous walking routes and trails. Burial cairn A Bronze Age burial cairn close to the summit is listed by the RCAHMW, Royal Commission's website Coflein as References External links *Computer generated summit panoramaFoel Cwmcerwyn
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