Fan Hir Fan Hir Fan Hir is a peak at the eastern end of the Black Mountain ("Y Mynydd Du") in the Brecon Beacons National Park ("Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog") in southern Wales. It is a subsidiary summit of Fan Brycheiniog. It falls within the county of Powys and is also a part of the traditional area of Fforest Fawr. Its Welsh name means "long peak", a fitting description, particularly if seen from the east when its steep eastern face is seen to advantage. It is about 2.5 miles or 4 km long and faces east. Its summit is 2490 feet (about
Pen-y-Fal Hospital Pen-y-Fal Hospital Pen-y-Fal Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, opened in 1851 and closed in 1996. It held up to 1,170 patients at its peak. The facility went under a variety of names: Pen-y-Fal was designed initially to house 250 patients. Its architect, Thomas Fulljames of Gloucester, assisted by Frederick Sandham Waller, chose the Tudor Gothic style using local old red sandstone with Bath stone dressings to animate its charming gathering of gables and chimneys. The property was set in grounds of 75 acres reflecting the medical thinking that outdoor space was an important aspect of treatment. There