Pillar of Eliseg
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The Pillar of Eliseg is an early medieval stone cross-shaft in Denbighshire, Wales, commemorating the 9th-century Welsh ruler Elisedd ap Gwylog and notable for its now-faded Latin inscription celebrating the kingdom of Powys.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pillar of Eliseg canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early medieval monument
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inscribed stone ⓘ stone cross-shaft ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | royal house of Powys ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian cross tradition in Wales
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Welsh royal genealogy ⓘ kingdom of Powys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in Denbighshire
ⓘ
Medieval Welsh monuments ⓘ Stone crosses in Wales ⓘ |
| commemorates | Elisedd ap Gwylog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| culture | early medieval Welsh ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 9th century ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Elisedd ap Gwylog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
royal commemorative monument
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territorial marker ⓘ |
| hasCurrentCondition |
fragmentary
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weathered ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Latin inscription celebrating the kingdom of Powys ⓘ |
| hasPart | cross-shaft ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed structure
ⓘ
Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionCondition | faded ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| inscriptionType |
genealogical inscription
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royal propaganda inscription ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Denbighshire
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Llangollen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valle Crucis Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | burial mound ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Elisedd ap Gwylog
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eliseg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearGeographicalFeature |
River Dee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vale of Llangollen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| region | north-east Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
epigraphic studies
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historical research on early medieval Wales ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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