Carn Menyn

Carn Menyn is a grouping of craggy rock outcrops or tors in the Preseli Hills in the Welsh county of Pembrokeshire [1]. The name means "butter rock" [1]. Carn Menyn sits on top of the Preseli ridge, close to the stone setting of Bedd Arthur [1]. 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 [1]. Survey work between 2002 and 2004 by the Strumble-Preseli Ancient Communities and Environment Study recorded an enclosure on the upper part of the outcrop consisting of a steep-sided promontory with a bank of stones across its neck [1]. Although only around 3,500 square metres in area the enclosure contains several dolerite outcrops, each naturally fractured into shapes that could be formed into columns [1].