Photo: The Blorenge, a viewpoint near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, south east Wales. — © Jeremy Bolwell / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Blorenge

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Approximate location — this spot is pinned to the nearest village, so the exact point may be a little way off.

The Blorenge is the flat-topped hill standing over Abergavenny and the Usk valley, a south-eastern outlier of the Bannau Brycheiniog. The Foxhunter car park near the top puts the summit and its wide view within an easy walk, unusual for a hill of this size. Keeper’s Pond lies just below on the same slope. Abergavenny station is about 2km to the east.

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Photo: The Punchbowl, a viewpoint near Abergavenny in Bannau Brycheiniog, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.

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