"Thursday 12 July 2018. An ascent of Hatterall Hill 531m/44m (Section 32A), near Llanthony Priory, Monmouthshire, South Wales. 9.8km, with 340m of ascent. 4hrs 0mins. I joined MP for this hike in the far eastern section of the Brecon Beacons National Park. MP drove us south in his car to the attractive town of Hay-on-Wye, and then over the Gospel Pass into the secluded Vale or Ewyas, where a narrow lane led south to Llanthony Priory, the starting point for our hike. Llanthony Priory (see at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanthony_Priory) is a ruined church and priory, originally occupied by members of the Augustinian Order (see at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Saint_Augustine). The priory was dissolved around 1538 at The Dissolution of the Monasteries, under King Henry VIII, and fell into ruin. After inspecting the still significant remains of this Cadw-listed monument, part of which is now a hotel, we picked up the Brecon Beacons Way through sheep pastures up into shaded beech woods. Beside the path was an ancient gnarled yew tree which may well have stood there long before the wood grew around it. The path emerged into fields again higher up, with opening ..." — marktrengove2 • Jul 12, 2018