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View across the Usk valley to the Brecon Beacons from Allt yr Esgair.

Clychau'r Gog ar Allt yr Esgair. Yn y pellter mae Llyn Syfaddan - y llyn naturiol mwyaf yn Ne Cymru - a Mynydd Llangors. Bluebells on Allt yr Esgair (trans. wooded slope of the ridge). In the distance is Llangors Lake (Llyn... (more)

Near the summit of this elongated sandstone hill above Llangorse. A ruined stone wall encloses land later planted with conifers by the Forestry Commission. Looking southeast down the ridge.

From the Usk Valley Walk near Coity Wood. The hill at centre is Allt yr Ysgair, and the Black Mountains are further away

Believed to be a folly or hunting lodge

Viewed from the eastern slope of Twyn Du. Sitting like an island in a misty sea with the ramparts of the Black Mountains in the far distance. The Met Office predicted a cloud top of 400m for this day and they weren't far wrong!

On a clear day these rocks offer an almost ideal view of the Brecon Beacons, which are obscured by low cloud today. The Usk Valley therefore draws the eye, with its meanders, rich reddish soils, roads and settlements, such as Talybont-on-Usk.

Early morning mist in the Usk valley can give rise to what might be considered a curious fantasy landscape where well-known hills become islands. Somewhere beneath this sea of cloud is the real-life Llangorse Lake.

A great little area here for sitting sheltered by the walls.

Approaching the summit of Allt yr Esgair from the north.