Valle Crucis Abbey

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Valle Crucis Abbey is a ruined 13th-century Cistercian monastery in North Wales, noted for its picturesque setting and well-preserved medieval remains.

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Valle Crucis Abbey canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cistercian monastery
ruined abbey
scheduled monument
tourist attraction
country Wales
dedicatedTo Holy Cross
dissolvedDuring Dissolution of the Monasteries
dissolvedIn 1537
foundedBy Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor
foundedIn 1201
foundedInCentury 13th century
governingBody Cadw
hasArchitecturalStyle Cistercian architecture
Gothic architecture
hasBuildingPart abbey church
chapter house
cloister
dormitory range
refectory
west range
hasCondition ruin
hasConstructionType masonry construction
hasFeature grave slabs
medieval masonry
ornamental fishpond
west front rose window
hasLanguageVariantName Abaty Glyn y Groes
hasLatinName Vallis Crucis
hasMaterial stone
hasOriginalFunction monastic community
religious house
hasTourismActivity educational visits
heritage tourism
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
locatedIn Denbighshire
locatedInHistoricCounty Denbighshire
surface form: Denbighshire (historic)
locatedInRegion North Wales
locatedInValley Llangollen
surface form: Vale of Llangollen
locatedNear Eglwyseg Valley
Horseshoe Pass
Llangollen
River Eglwyseg
nearbyStructure Pillar of Eliseg
notedFor picturesque setting
well-preserved medieval remains
openToPublic true
religiousOrder Cistercians
surface form: Cistercian Order
usedAs domestic residence
farm buildings

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Denbighshire contains Valle Crucis Abbey
Dee Valley hasAttraction Valle Crucis Abbey
Llangollen knownFor Valle Crucis Abbey
Llangollen hasLandmark Valle Crucis Abbey
Llangollen hasReligiousSite Valle Crucis Abbey