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Blorenge
Blorenge from Abergavenny
Highest point
Elevation561 m (1,841 ft)
Prominence134 m (440 ft)[1]
Parent peakCoity Mountain
ListingDewey, HuMP
Geography
LocationMonmouthshire, Wales
Parent rangeBrecon Beacons
OS gridSO269118
Topo mapOS Landranger 161

Blorenge,[2] also called The Blorenge (/ˈblɒrɪn/; Welsh: Blorens), is a prominent hill overlooking the valley of the River Usk near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. It is situated in the southeastern corner of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The summit plateau reaches a height of 561 metres (1,841 ft).

  1. ^ "Blorenge". hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map sheet OL13 Brecon Beacons National Park: eastern area

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buried on the Blorenge mountain, between Abergavenny and Blaenavon. A memorial plaque listing Foxhunter's achievements marks the Blorenge site and a car...

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The River Usk near Abergavenny with the Blorenge in the background...

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combinations of words like "door hinge" or with lesser-known words like "Blorenge" – a hill in Wales – or the surname Gorringe), it is generally easier to...

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horse-drawn railway was inaugurated in 1796 to take limestone from the Blorenge Mountain quarries to the ironworks. When plans were made to build the Garnddyrys...

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since 1939. The summit offers views of the Sugar Loaf to the west, and Blorenge to the south, and the ridge is easily accessed on foot from the car park...

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Carboniferous Limestone

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margin of the national park via Trefil and the Llangattock escarpment to Blorenge where it turns southwards. A very narrow ‘east crop’ and ‘south crop’ run...

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Mynydd Garnclochdy

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gentle summit on the long moorland ridge which extends south from the Blorenge towards Pontypool and which defines the boundary between the modern county...

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high-flying dare Peter Duncan becomes a hang-glider pilot and discovers the Blorenge - the highest hang-gliding site in South Wales.The spectacular views from...

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miles (4.8 km) south of Abergavenny. The population was 506 in 2011. The Blorenge mountain towers above the village. The River Usk passes close by, crossed...

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Background". van Laun, J. The Clydach Gorge: industrial archaeological trails. Blorenge Books 2008 "Clydach Gorge Historical Processes, Themes and Background"...

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2016. Tipper, Rev. D. A. (1975). Stone and Steam in the Black Mountains. Blorenge Books. Paul Sinnadurai (July 2009). "The Brecon Beacons National Park:...

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temporary siding was laid in connection with opencast workings on the Blorenge, branching east roughly at the point where the Milfraen Colliery branch...

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