Photo: Pen Cerrig-calch, a 702m hill near Crickhowell in Bannau Brycheiniog, the Powys, mid Wales. — © Jeremy Bolwell / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pen Cerrig-calch

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Pen Cerrig-calch rises to 702m above Crickhowell, and its Welsh name, “top of the limestone rock”, nails what makes it unusual: a band of pale Carboniferous limestone caps a summit that would otherwise be Old Red Sandstone like its neighbours. Mountain paths lead up from the town and the ridge, past old quarry scars, to a wide view over the Usk valley. Exposed on top, so pick a settled day.

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