Ysgyryd Fawr as seen from Bryn Arw
Photo credit: ShutterstockSACRED SUMMITS are ten a penny in the legend-wreathed Black Mountains – but even in a landscape steeped in Celtic spirituality, Ysgyryd (‘Skirrid’) Fawr stands out. Topped by an ancient, ruined chapel and famed for centuries as a place of pilgrimage, it’s known locally as Holy Mountain.
You’ll find its north-south ridge a mile or so south of Llanfihangel Crucorney. From the east, I’ve found Tintern makes a good rest stop, and I sought out chewy tea cakes the size of dinner plates (toasted
