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
St Martin's Church, Pen-y-clawdd St Martin's Church, Pen-y-clawdd The Church of St Martin, Pen-y-clawdd, Monmouthshire, Wales is a parish church with Norman origins which was rebuilt in the 15th century. It is located on the site of an early Welsh defensive earthwork. The church was restored in 1884-85. It remains an active church in the parish of Llangovan with Pen-y-clawdd. It is a Grade II* listed building. The church dates from the Norman period but is located on the site of an earlier earthworks. The present building was constructed in the late 15th or early 16th centuries. The church was restored in the Victorian