About

Also known as the 'Peaky Stone', The Lonely Shepherd is a standing stone in the north-west of Monmouthshire, overlooking Clydach Gorge and the Vale of Usk to the west of Abergavenny.

Local legend claims it was once a man who was so cruel to his wife she drowned herself in the River Usk. For his sins he was turned into stone, but at midnight on mid-summer's eve he'll come back to life and walk down to the river calling his wife's name.

The stone offers great views over the Vale of Usk.

Parking

Visitors often park on the Hafod Road escarpment near Llangattock (Grid Reference : SO 20913 15390. Postcode : NP8 1LG).