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Photo of Black Mountains, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Capel-y-ffin in Bannau Brycheiniog, Herefordshire, central England.

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Black Mountains

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Black Mountains is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Herefordshire of 12 km². It is one of 70 SSSIs in the county. None of the SSSIs in the county is larger. The surrounding countryside is part of Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.

The closest station is Abergavenny, about 11.9 km to the south.

More places to visit near Black Mountains

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: Black Mountain, a 704m hill near Capel-y-ffin in Bannau Brycheiniog, the Powys, mid Wales.Highlight

Black Mountain

Hewitt · Nuttall near Capel-y-ffin

Remote western escarpment of the Beacons.

adjoining

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.

1.6 km W · spans 9 counties

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.

1.8 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.

2.5 km S

Photo: Hay Bluff (Pen y Beacon), a viewpoint near Hay-on-Wye in Bannau Brycheiniog, the Powys, mid Wales.Highlight

Hay Bluff (Pen y Beacon)

Viewpoint near Hay-on-Wye

Steep scarp on the northern edge of the Black Mountains with wide views over the Wye valley.

4.2 km NW