text:  To the north the bold and diversified forms of the Craig the Sugar Loaf Skyrids and Blorenge mountains with the outlines of the Hatterals perfect the scene in this direction; whilst the ever-varying and amphitheatrical boundary of this natural basin may be traced over the Blaenavons Craig-y-garayd (close to Usk ) the Gaer Vawr the round Twm Barlwm the fir-crowned top of Wentwood forest Pen-cae-Mawr the dreary heights of Newchurch and Devauder; the continuation of the same range past Llanishen the white church of which is plainly visible; Trelleck Craig-y-Dorth and the highlands above Troy Park where they end