Ysgyryd Fawr, Abergavenny

Name: Ysgyryd Fawr
Address: Abergavenny, United Kingdom

#5 among attractions in Abergavenny

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Ysgyryd Fawr is an easterly outlier of the Black Mountains in Wales, and forms the easternmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The hill is often referred to locally as just The Skirrid. The smaller hill of Ysgyryd Fach or "Little Skirrid" lies about 4.5 km / 2.5 mi to the south. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1594 ftProminence: 1129 ftCoordinates: 51°51'32"N, 2°58'22"W

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Abergavenny United Kingdom

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Ysgyryd Fawr – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: White Castle, Beacons Way, Abergavenny Town Hall, Church of Our Lady and St Michael.

3.1 miE
Forts and castles, Historical place
White Castle, Abergavenny
81 min walk • White Castle, also known historically as Llantilio Castle, is a ruined castle near the village of Llantilio Crossenny in Monmouthshire, Wales.
1.2 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Beacons Way, Brecon Beacons
30 min walk • The Beacons Way is a waymarked long distance footpath in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales. It is a linear route which runs for 99 miles east to west through the National Park, and passes many of the most important landmarks and mountain peaks in the mountain range.
3.2 miSW
City hall
Abergavenny Town Hall, Abergavenny
82 min walk • Abergavenny Town Hall is a public building located on Cross Street, Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales. The town hall, which also houses the town's market, is a Grade II listed building.
3.1 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of Our Lady and St Michael, Abergavenny
79 min walk • The Church of Our Lady and St Michael in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, is a Roman Catholic parish church. A Grade II* listed building, it was built between 1858 and 1860 to a design by Benjamin Bucknall.
2.2 miNE
Church
Saint Cadoc
56 min walk • The Church of St Cadoc, is the parish church of Llangattock Lingoed, Monmouthshire, Wales and sits in the centre of the village. It is in the Perpendicular style and is a Grade I listed building as of 1 September 1956.
1.5 miN
Church
St Michael's Church, Brecon Beacons
38 min walk • St Michael's Church stands in the centre of the village of Llanvihangel Crucorney, Monmouthshire, Wales. It was designated as a Grade II listed building in 1956 for its historic importance and surviving medieval features.
3.2 miSW
Historical place, Church
Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny
81 min walk • The Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny is a parish church in the centre of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales. St. Mary's has been called "the Westminster Abbey of Wales" because of its large size, and the numerous high status tomb monuments and medieval effigies surviving within it.
3.2 miSW
Shopping, City wall
Abergavenny town walls, Abergavenny
81 min walk • Abergavenny's town walls are a sequence of defensive walls built around the town of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales.
3.5 miS
Church
Saint David
90 min walk • The Church of St David, Llanddewi Rhydderch, Monmouthshire, Wales is a parish church with its origins in the 12th century. The tower base may date from this time. The fabric of the current building is 14th–15th century in date, with a Victorian restoration by John Pollard Seddon in 1862–1863. It remains an active parish church.
1.7 miSW
Church
Church of St Teilo, Llanfoist
44 min walk • The Church of St Teilo is the parish church of Llantilio Pertholey, Monmouthshire, Wales. "An unusually large and varied church", it is a Grade I listed building as of 1 September...
3.2 miSW
History museum, Museum, Historical place
The Tithe Barn, Abergavenny
82 min walk • The Tithe Barn, Monk Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire is a tithe barn of late medieval origins which forms part of a group of historic buildings in the centre of the town. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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When is Ysgyryd Fawr open?

Ysgyryd Fawr is open:

Monday 24h
Tuesday 24h
Wednesday 24h
Thursday 24h
Friday 24h
Saturday 24h
Sunday 24h