| Mynachlog-ddu | |
|---|---|
 Bethel Chapel, Mynachlog-ddu | |
  Mynachlog-ddu Location withinPembrokeshire | |
| Population | 494 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SN 14 30 |
| • Cardiff | 72.8 mi (117.2 km) |
| • London | 198.2 mi (319.0 km) |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Clunderwen |
| Postcode district | SA66 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
51°56′32″N4°42′05″W / 51.9423°N 4.7015°W /51.9423; -4.7015  Map of the community | |
Mynachlog-ddu (SN143306) is a village,parish andcommunity in thePreseli Hills,Pembrokeshire, Wales. The community includes theparish ofLlangolman.
TheWelsh placename means "black monastic grange":[3] before theDissolution of the Monasteries, the parish belonged toSt Dogmaels Abbey.
Mynachlog-ddu sits on a plateau 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level betweenCarn Menyn (365 metres, 1,198 ft) and Foel Dyrch (368 metres, 1,207 ft) in the Preseli Hills.[4]
Mynachlog-ddu and the surroundingPreselis are rich in prehistoric remains. It is one of the possible sites of theBattle of Mynydd Carn in 1081. By c.1100 it was under the control of the Normans. Much has been unenclosed moorland since theMiddle Ages, with few houses. The village developed as housing for slate quarry workers and there has been a chapel in the village since 1794.[5]
The population of the parish in 1821 was 447.[6]
Carn Menyn is presumed to be the source of thebluestones used in the inner circle ofStonehenge. In 2000/2001 a project was established to try to transport a piece of bluestone from the village to Stonehenge. The project ended when the stone sank in the sea. It was lifted out a few months after, but the project was never resumed. A comedy based on the idea of a campaign to have the bluestones returnedBringing Back the Bluestones premiered in Pembrokeshire.
There are sixlisted structures in the community.[7]
There are two places of worship in the village: the Anglican church (Church in Wales) ofSt Dogfael (sometimes, Dogmael), and Bethel, theBaptist meeting house.
