Stonehenge rocks Pembrokeshire link confirmed [View all]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-16245746


Archaeologists hope the find will enable them to discover how the stones were transported to Stonehenge

Experts say they have confirmed for the first time the precise origin of some of the rocks at Stonehenge.

It has long been suspected that rhyolites from the northern Preseli Hills helped build the monument.

But research by National Museum Wales and Leicester University has identified their source to within 70m (230ft) of Craig Rhos-y-felin, near Pont Saeson.

The museum's Dr Richard Bevin said the find would help experts work out how the stones were moved to Wiltshire.