The capstones of the great Preseli Dolmens, Carreg Samson, Carreg Coitan, and Pentre Ifan, and slightly further afield Tinkinswood, are an intriguing mystery.
They are all large, in Tinkinswood's case about 40 tonnes, monoliths that are described as erratics. In Carreg Samson's case the igneous rock is obviously different to some of the supports which are a conglomerate.
There is a reasonable assumption that these different stones all ended up on site by natural processes, and pits under the dolmens might be where they were extracted from. But these are just assumptions, there is no evidence. And as the builders obviously could move and shape the undersides of these very large rocks it is also reasonable to believe they were just as likely to have been brought to the sites by the builders. But without evidence no useful conclusions can be made
As they say to assume is to make an ass out of u and me.
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