Fan y Big the edge of its precipitous western face. The view of this face from Cribyn is regarded as very striking. Fan y Bîg has since lost its mountain status. The peak is prominent on the north facing escarpment of the central part of the Brecon Beacons and several footpaths cross the summit. All the surrounding land is open access and so walkers can go where they wish. In poor weather however, the paths are the safest route for access. The peak is often crossed by hikers aiming for Cribyn, Pen y Fan and Corn Du, and also forms part of the
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