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Photo: Chwarel y Fan, a 679m hill near Capel-y-ffin in Bannau Brycheiniog, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.

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Chwarel y Fan

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Chwarel y Fan rises to 679 m (2,228 ft) in Monmouthshire. It is one of the 316 Hewitts — hills in England, Wales and Ireland of two thousand feet or more. It is the highest point of Monmouthshire. It is one of five hills the Albion Guide lists in Monmouthshire. The surrounding countryside is part of Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.

For arrivals by rail, Abergavenny Station is 16.5 km to the south. Pen y Gadair Fawr and Pen Twyn Mawr are among the hills within 3.1 km.

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Photo of Bannau Brycheiniog, a National Park in Wales.Iconic

Bannau Brycheiniog

You’re inside itNational Park near Libanus

Flat-topped sandstone summits, waterfall gorges and dark skies along the roof of south Wales.

Photo along the Cambrian Way, a 298-mile long-distance path running from Cardiff to Conwy, Wales.Highlight

Cambrian Way

Long-distance path

The mountain connoisseur's route over the roof of Wales — Cardiff to Conwy by way of the Bannau, the Cambrian wilderness and Eryri.

here · spans 9 counties

Photo along the Offa's Dyke Path, a 177-mile National Trail running from Chepstow to Prestatyn, Wales and England.Highlight

Offa's Dyke Path

National Trail

The length of the Welsh borders, tracking the eighth-century earthwork that once divided kingdoms.

2.5 km NE · spans 8 counties

Photo of Llanthony, a village in Bannau Brycheiniog, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.Highlight

Llanthony

Village

Remote hamlet in the Vale of Ewyas below the Black Mountains, set beside the ruins of an Augustinian priory.

3.4 km SE · Monmouthshire

Photo: Gospel Pass, a viewpoint near Capel-y-ffin in Bannau Brycheiniog, the Powys, mid Wales.Highlight

Gospel Pass

Viewpoint near Capel-y-ffin

The highest road pass in Wales, threading between Hay Bluff and Twmpa above the Vale of Ewyas.

6.2 km NW

Photo of Church of St Martin, a church near Cwmyoy in Bannau Brycheiniog, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.Highlight

Church of St Martin

Church near Cwmyoy

Medieval hillside church at Cwmyoy famous for its extreme tilt, the walls and tower thrown out of true by an ancient landslip.

7.3 km SE