Sugar Loaf, Monmouthshire Sugar Loaf, Monmouthshire Sugar Loaf, sometimes called The Sugar Loaf ( or ), is a mountain situated north-west of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is the southernmost of the summit peaks of the Black Mountains, with a height of 1,955 feet (596 metres). The original Welsh name of the hill appears to have been Mynydd Pen-y-fâl. Translated into English, this name means 'mountain of the head/top of the peak/summit' from "mynydd", "pen" and "bâl". The name Sugar Loaf has been popularly applied to numerous hills which have a perceived resemblance to a sugarloaf; the nearest other such hill is the
Great Sugar Loaf Great Sugar Loaf The Great Sugar Loaf ( or "Beannach Mhór" or, anciently, "Sliabh na Gealta"), also known as the Big Sugar Loaf and often as simply the Sugar Loaf, is a mountain in east County Wicklow in Ireland. The mountain is located between Delgany and Kilmacanogue, and just to the north of the Glen of the Downs Nature Reserve. The smaller Little Sugar Loaf lies to the east (on the other side of the N11 road). Though only high, the Great Sugar Loaf's isolation from other hills, steep slopes and volcanic appearance makes it stand out in the landscape.