Brecon Beacons

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Image:Brecon.beacons.arp.750pix.jpg The Brecon Beacons are a range of hills located in the south-east of Wales, the highest of which is Pen y Fan (886m) which, together with the summits of Corn Du (873m) and Cribyn (795m), form a high-level ridge walk called the 'Beacons Horseshoe'. In the east is another distinct range of hills called the Black Mountains, and in the west is a remote region known (confusingly) as the Black Mountain. The Brecon Beacons are so named after the town of Brecon and the ancient practice of lighting signal fires (beacons) on the mountains to warn of attacks by the English.

The Brecon Beacons National Park is centred on the Brecon Beacons range of hills.

The mountains are also used as training grounds for the S.A.S.

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