The Blorenge in the Brecon Beacons usually hits all the right notes with anyone wanting to lose themselves in some spellbinding scenery. However, walkers heading out to scale the 1,841ft-high hill overlooking Abergavenny earlier this week were instead greeted with a sight that struck the wrong chord altogether.
Two full-size pianos - one upright, the other a baby grand - had been fly-tipped in a layby near the popular Keeper's Pond beauty spot, provoking a mix of disbelief and anger in many. In particular Craig Titchener, who was forced to do a double-take after spotting it early Monday morning.
"I drive that route to work every day, have done for years, " said the 45-year-old mechanic from Abergavenny. "During that time I've seen all sorts of rubbish having been dumped along the way.