Fan Brycheiniog 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 county of Powys, formerly Brecknockshire, the Welsh name of which gives the mountain its name. It is also within the Fforest Fawr Geopark designated in 2005 in recognition of the area's geological heritage. The views of the moorland and
Pen-y-Gwryd was developing in North Wales. In May 1898 "The Climbers Club" originated at Pen-y-Gwryd, as it is recorded in its first journal "...its natural birth at Pen-y-Gwryd" and "...its congenial atmosphere... ("The Climbers Club") first struck its roots". The "Climbers Club" is now based at "Helyg" on the A5 between Capel Curig and Ogwen Cottage. In 1870 the "Society of Welsh Rabbits" (c.1865) was founded with the objective of exploring Snowdonia in winter (and as close to Christmas as possible). Ann Owen said in 1895 that the society had written an article "praising Pen-y-Gwryd as an excellent resort at Christmas".