Fan Brycheiniog as in other mountain areas (especially the Pennines) and thrive accordingly. The Red Kite survived decades of persecution in this area, and has now repopulated much of England and Wales, thanks to campaigns run by the RSPB for example. Fan Brycheiniog Fan Brycheiniog is the highest peak at 2633 feet (just over 800 m) in the Black Mountain ("Y Mynydd Du") region of the Brecon Beacons National Park in southern Wales. There is a trig point at the peak and on the edge of the escarpment, and nearby, a stone shelter with an inner seat. It is just inside the
Pen-y-clawdd Pen-y-clawdd Pen-y-clawdd is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, situated between Raglan and Monmouth. The village is the site of a medieval fortification and there is a historic church with an ancient cross in the churchyard which is a scheduled monument. Pen-y-clawdd is located about two miles east of Raglan and five miles southwest of Monmouth, on the unclassified road leading from Usk to Monmouth, and to the east of the A449 trunk road. The site of a possible medieval ringwork castle has been identified near the village at . Pen-y-clawdd was granted manorial status in 1349 when it