The 5 Most Amazing Peaks around Llanfihangel Aberbythych

At just 440 metres Tair Carn Isaf is a modestly sized hill, but its prominence at the western end of the Black Mountain, high above the Amman Valley, affords extensive views over central south Wales, into Powys, west to the Preselis, and over the Gower Peninsula and Severn Estuary.

This is a very undervalued area of the western Brecon Beacons. The walking here is raw and wild, which is one of the reasons why it is also a quieter part of the park, so it will appeal to many. Here you also will find some of the best examples of Iron Age hillforts you can ever hope to see anywhere. Y Garn Goch and Y Gaer Fach are some of the most impressive hill forts in Wales. At 11.2 and 1.5 hectares, respectively, these are impressive structures and in their day provided considerable defensive structures to the native inhabitants. The large stone defensive ramparts, which are large rubble banks today, once stood 10m high and 5m thick. You can access both forts from a small car park at the base of the hill.

Tair Carn Isaf at 460m stands at the western end of the Brecon Beacons National Park. This position creates amazing views south over the Gower and out to the Bristol Channel and west towards Pembrokeshire. There are three stone cairns on the summit, one has a trig point.

A beautiful view and many small plants to discover.

The height of the summit from sea level is 284 meters (932 ft). You will have enjoyed some sustained climbing and steep grades by the time you get here! But you're rewarded with some fine views.

Garn Goch is a 774-foot (236 m) hill above the village of Bethlehem in the far west of the Brecon Beacons National Park. It is particularly notable for its Neolithic history, with two Iron Age forts: Y Gaer Fawr and Y Gaer Fach or the Big Fort and the Little Fort in English. These are the largest hill fort remains in South Wales.

Mynydd Llangyndeyrn is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Carmarthen & Dinefwr, Wales. It is a hill reaching 263 metres (863 feet), which is a UK listed Marilyn. It is located west of Drefach and north of Pontyberem. The SSSI is approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 km) east-west and 0.3 miles (0.48 km) north-south, taking the approximate shape of a horns downwards shallow crescent. As well as a trig point there are the remains of several prehistoric round cairns, burial mounds and a standing stone probably dating to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC) arranged along the ridge of Mynydd Llangynderyn.

Mynydd y Betws is a mountain or large hill located on the border between Swansea and Carmarthenshire in South Wales, between Ammanford and Clydach. It is an area of upland with large stretches of tussocky grassland. The medieval castle of Penlle'r Castell is located near the highest point and the Mynydd y Betws Wind Farm is prominent with fifteen 110 m (361 ft) wind turbines. It is a UK listed Marilyn. Penlle'r Castell - Visible at this site are a series of impressive earthworks with deep ditches and some fragments of the stone buildings that must have topped them. It may have had two stone towers, probably made of dry stone walls because there are no signs of any mortar having been used. It may not have been permanently manned.