WHEN walking along the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal there are some stunning sights, whether it be kingfishers and other wildlife or the stunning views of Gwent. One thing a little more unexpected is an abandoned graveyard - but tucked away just over the canal bridge, known as Moriah Hill, near the Prince of Wales pub in Risca, is just that. It is small and has a number of headstones - some are barely readable - around its back wall. But why is there a graveyard there? In 1818, Moriah Chapel was built on the hillside after Thomas George, of Maes Mawr Farm, helped to secure the land on Pen-y-rhiw Hill, just above the canal.