Five miles north of Abergavenny in the village of Llanvihangel Crucorney lies a ghostly place steeped in legend and folklore. Nestled at the foot of Sugar Loaf Hill in the Bannau Bycheiniog National Park, the Skirrid Mountain Inn’s 900-year-old charm has been preserved down through the centuries, possibly thanks to its nightly ritual to the devil.
Owner Geoff Fiddler said to WalesOnline in December 2021 that he became fascinated by the inn and its history. After seeing it for sale in a trade paper in 2005, Geoff and his wife decided to return to Wales from Hertfordshire.
"I only knew about the myths,” he said. “Going back to when I was a kid, even then people would mention the Skirrid having a ruinous spooky past, it always had a reputation”.
