Article: Archaeologists figure out mystery of Stonehenge bluestones.(News)

Article: Duo taking leaf out of India's book to produce tea in Wales; ...
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  October 3, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... yet, it could have a new rival - the Preseli Hills. The rolling hills in West Wales are ... plantation in various locations around the Preseli Hills. Tea growing in Britain already has ... acres in different locations across the Preseli hills. Mr Malone said: "These sites form ...

Article: Walks: Step out for blue swayed views; Laurence Main's thoughts ...
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  May 11, 2002 ;     483 words ... ... If your thoughts turn to that other Elvis, consider the fact that his surname was most probably derived from the nearby Preseli Hills. Divert along the little peninsula of Dinas Fawr. Walking on past Dinas Fach, enjoy views of the beach ahead at Newgale ...

Article: Bluestones' origin.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  July 11, 2005 ;     488 words ... ... Newport, Pembs. We would also like to point out that transportation of the bluestones by humans from the Preseli Hills to Salisbury Plain is not the only explanation of how the stones were moved; there is evidence (Thorpe et al. 1991) to ...

Article: A healing henge
Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  April 10, 2008 ;     485 words ... ... Professors Darvill and Wainwright believe the bluestones, which were transported 150 miles from the Preseli Hills in Wales to Salisbury Plain, were brought to the site because the ancient people believed they had healing properties. The giant ...

Article: Ken's Korner
Antiques & Collecting Magazine;  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... the mysterious circle of stones that rise on Salisbury Plain, near Amesbury, England. It has been popularly ... tons each. They were somehow hauled from the Preseli Hills in Wales to the Salisbury Plain (either manually or by way of the former ...

Article: Stonehenge is back at the top thanks to poll
Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  September 19, 2007 ;     579 words ... ... ravaged, 4,500-year-old monument on Salisbury Plain scooped the award in style after attracting ... feat, moving 45-tonne stones from the Preseli Hills in West Wales to Salisbury Plain." Last night, Peter Carson, Stonehenge ...

Article: What a Lotto red faces as pounds 100,000 sinks like a stone; ...
The Mirror (London, England);  June 20, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... getting it back on track." The giant stone was identical to those moved 4,000 years ago from the Preseli hills in west Wales to Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire. Experts believe the rocks were used to form the upright pillars of Stonehenge's inner ...