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Eliseg's Pillar and Tumulus is a prehistoric round barrow located near Llantysilio in the Vale of Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales. The monument consists of a substantial circular earthwork mound associated with a prominent stone pillar erected in the ninth century, which bears an inscription relating to the genealogy of the Kingdom of Powys. The barrow itself dates to the Bronze Age and represents a funerary monument of considerable local importance, whilst the later pillar demonstrates the site's continued ritual significance during the early medieval period. The combination of prehistoric burial mound and early medieval stone monument makes Eliseg's Pillar and Tumulus an exceptional palimpsest of Welsh religious and dynastic practice spanning more than a thousand years.
Eliseg's Pillar & Tumulus is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE015. View the official record →
Eliseg's Pillar and Tumulus is a prehistoric round barrow located near Llantysilio in the Vale of Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE015.
Eliseg's Pillar & Tumulus dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Eliseg's Pillar & Tumulus is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is DE015.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llangollen Bridge (2.7 km), Ffynnon-Las Wood Round Barrow (3.6 km), Wilderness Round Barrows (5.6 km).
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