Eliseg's Pillar
Eliseg's Pillar, an ancient memorial stone, ¼ mile from Valle Crucis Abbey, erected by a great grandson in memory of Eliseg, Prince of Powis, slain in battle at Bangor Iscoed in 603. The shaft stood some 12 feet high, but was damaged in the civil war, and now only 6 feet remain. It must originally have been cruciform, giving its name to the vale (valley of the cross, welsh: Glyn y groes).