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map of the area (Abergavenny sheet) shows the landslide extending along the whole of the west side of the mountain. There are numerous other landslips of a similar nature on the nearby hills, although that on the
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maps. The ascent is steep initially through woods, but gradual thereafter as open ground is reached, and a fine walk along the spine of the mountain to the highest point at the north end of the mountain at the trig point and chapel; allow two hours for the completion and return in good weather. A
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attached to the mountain , including a distinctive stone known as the Devil's Table. According to legend, part of the mountain is said to have been broken off at the moment of the
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during the early 1940s. North of the mountain at
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used to walk here when he was held prisoner at nearby
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552:"The Skirrid trail │ Abergavenny │ Wales"
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469:Sacred Hill
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816:Categories
783:11 January
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538:References
519:Sugar Loaf
430:Michaelmas
394:Black Hill
377:sandstones
263:Landranger
113:51°51′30″N
84:Sugar Loaf
69:Prominence
476:hill fort
418:mythology
381:mudstones
369:landslips
179:Geography
116:2°58′15″W
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727:, 1998,
523:Blorenge
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473:Iron Age
385:landslip
373:Devonian
255:Topo map
247:SO331182
709:28 June
561:18 July
461:Skyrrid
436:History
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366:ice age
348:Geology
338:English
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293:Skirrid
241:OS grid
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91:Listing
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141:Naming
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426:Jesus
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