Llanddewi Skirrid ( cy, Llanddewi Ysgyryd) is a village in
Monmouthshire, south east
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
, United Kingdom.
Location
Llanddewi Skirrid is located north east of
Abergavenny on the old
B4521 road to
Ross-on-Wye
Ross-on-Wye ( Welsh: ''Rhosan ar Wy'') is a market town in England, near the border with Wales. It had a population of 10,582 according to the 2011 census, estimated at 11,309 in 2019. It lies in south-eastern Herefordshire, on the River Wye ...
.
History and amenities
The
Skirrid mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
overlooks the village and parish. The Skirrid is a stand-alone mountain, an outlier of the
Black Mountains, Wales
The Black Mountains ( cy, Y Mynydd Du or sometimes ) are a group of hills spread across parts of Powys and Monmouthshire in southeast Wales, and extending across the England–Wales border into Herefordshire. They are the easternmost of the f ...
and the most easterly mountain within the
Brecon Beacons National Park
The Brecon Beacons National Park ( cy, Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog) is one of three national parks in Wales, and is centred on the Brecon Beacons range of hills in southern Wales. It includes the Black Mountain ( cy, Y Mynydd Du) i ...
. The
Church of St David is of
mediaeval origins but was almost completely rebuilt in the 19th century by
John Prichard
John Prichard (6 May 1817 – 13 October 1886) was a Welsh architect in the neo-Gothic style. As diocesan architect of Llandaff, he was involved in the building or restoration of many churches in south Wales.
Personal history
John Prichard wa ...
for the local landowner
Crawshay Bailey, Junior.
''
The Walnut Tree''
restaurant was opened in the early 1960s, and eventually became
Michelin starred for its Italian/Welsh fusion cuisine. After the original owner retired, it was taken over by his son. After losing its Michelin rating it was featured on the
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...
television show ''
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
''Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares'' is a television programme featuring British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay first broadcast on Channel 4 in 2004.
In each episode, Ramsay visits a failing restaurant and acts as a troubleshooter to help improv ...
.'' It closed in 2007 before reopening with new owners, and was later named the best restaurant in Britain, and was awarded a fresh Michelin star in 2010.
BBC News, "Four Welsh restaurants bask in Michelin star glory", 18 January 2010
Retrieved 19 October 2013
References
External links
A local community website
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llanddewi Skirrid and surrounding area
Villages in Monmouthshire
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