Eliseg's Pillar

Monument

This was a monument to an 8th century king and sits on a mound from the bronze age. What is standing is the top half of a much larger pillar that was demolished. Luckily someone copied the words that ...

Very interesting historic site and well worth the minimal entry fee

Atmospheric site and a leaflet will help with your visit. A small house at the back of the grounds has a continual video rolling to further your knowledge and understanding

Where it began.

Little has been preserved in the historical records about Elisedd, who was a descendant of Brochwel Ysgithrog. He appears to have reclaimed the territory of Powys after it had been overrun by the Engl...

Interesting

Stopped here after being at the abbey just down the road. It's a very old monument and is definitely worth stopping at if you are interested in things of that nature

An even older historic small monument

Literally a stone’s throw from Valle Crucis Abbey. This is the broken shaft of the cross that gave the valley & abbey its name. It’s what is left of a small 9th century monument erected by Cynge...