Pen y Fan same noun "ban", in its plural form "bannau", is found in the Welsh name for the Brecon Beacons: "Bannau Brycheiniog". There is no one standard translation of "Pen y Fan", but 'the mountain's peak' or 'the beacon's summit' are both possible translations. Pen y Fan is formed from various units of the Old Red Sandstone which were laid down during the Devonian period. The lower slopes of the mountain are formed from the sandstones and mudstones of the Senni Formation whilst the upper slopes are formed from those of the Brownstones Formation. The very summit, like that of neighbouring Corn
Pen-y-ghent 'Head of the Winds'. It is also possible that "ghent" may have been a tribal name and that the hill may have once been an important tribal centre. It is also acceptable to write the name as "Pen y Ghent" rather than "Pen-y-ghent". In 2004 the body of an unidentified female, dubbed by the media as the "Lady of the Hills", was found near to the entrance of Sell Gill Hole. Pen-y-ghent Pen-y-ghent or Penyghent is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is the smallest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks at ; the other two being Ingleborough and