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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Pillar of Eliseg Alternative Name: LLantysilio-yn-ial, Eliseg's PillarCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.357 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Denbighshire Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Llangollen Nearest Village: Pentrefelin
Map Ref: SJ20264452 Landranger Map Number: 117
Latitude: 52.992052N Longitude: 3.189411W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
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cactus_chris visited on 21st Apr 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 In what could be a very muddy farmers field.
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The Pillar of Eliseg near Valle Crucis Abbey (SJ 203445). The last king of Powys had this stone erected before he died in 854. The long and now very faint inscription gives his descent from Vortigern (see Dinas Emrys).
For more information see Coflein NPRN 165274.
Note: A lecture on the Pillar of Eliseg by Professor Nancy Edwards on December 7th in Anglesey. Also other museum talks in various locations throughout December, see our Latest section and see our page for events at Stonehege and Avebury.
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