Pillar of Eliseg

#3408 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Pillar of Eliseg – also known as Elise's Pillar or Croes Elisedd in Welsh – stands near Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire, Wales. It was erected by Cyngen ap Cadell, king of Powys in honour of his great-grandfather Elisedd ap Gwylog. The form Eliseg found on the pillar is assumed to be a mistake by the carver of the inscription. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°59'21"N, 3°11'14"W

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Pillar of Eliseg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Valle Crucis Abbey, Castell Dinas Brân, Llangollen Canal, Horseshoe Falls.

~190 ftSE
Sacred and religious sites, Museum, Monastery
Valle Crucis Abbey, Llangollen
1 min walk • Valle Crucis Abbey is a Cistercian abbey located in Llantysilio in Denbighshire, Wales. More formally the Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Valle Crucis it is known in Welsh both as Abaty Glyn Egwestl and Abaty Glyn y Groes.
1.3 miSE
Historical place, View point, Forts and castles
Castell Dinas Brân, Llangollen
35 min walk • Castell Dinas Brân is a medieval castle occupying a prominent hilltop site above the town of Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales. The presently visible castle was probably built in the 1260s by Gruffydd Maelor II, a prince of Powys Fadog, on the site of several earlier structures, including an Iron Age hillfort.
1.4 miSE
Body of water, Park, Canal
Llangollen Canal, Llangollen
35 min walk • The Llangollen Canal is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales. The waterway links Llangollen in Denbighshire, north Wales, with Hurleston in south Cheshire, via the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire.
0.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Horseshoe Falls, Llangollen
19 min walk • Horseshoe Falls is a weir on the River Dee near Llantysilio Hall in Denbighshire, Wales, about 5 kilometres north-west of the town of Llangollen.
0.4 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Llangollen Motor Museum, Llangollen
11 min walk • The Llangollen Motor Museum is a small museum and autojumble source near Llangollen, Wales established in 1986.
0.7 miSW
Bridge
Chain Bridge
18 min walk • The Chain Bridge is a footbridge over the River Dee at Berwyn, Llangollen, Denbighshire, north Wales. It is jointly owned by Llangollen Town Council and Llantysilio Community Council, the bridge linking the two communities.
1.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Eglwyseg
31 min walk • The Eglwyseg valley is an area to the north east of Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales; it is within the boundaries of Llantysilio Community. The name also refers to a widely scattered hamlet in the valley.
1.4 miSE
Canal
Llangollen Canal Museum, Llangollen
36 min walk • Llangollen Canal Museum is a Grade II listed building in Llangollen. Listed by Cadw and thought to have been built between 1804 and 1808, it was originally a single storey warehouse but was later heightened to two stories and extended in red brick.
0.7 miSW
Church
Llantysilio church
19 min walk • Llantysilio Church is a parish church in Llantysilio, near Llangollen, Denbighshire, North Wales. It sits on uprising land from the banks of the river Dee close to the local beauty spot of the Horseshoe Falls and source of water for the Llangollen canal.

Pillar of Eliseg

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Pillar of Eliseg plan & book

Pillar of Eliseg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)