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Valle Crucis Abbey

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Valle Crucis Abbey

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Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape

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    1. Llangollen Bridge – Llangollen Town loop from Llangollen

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    June 23, 2024

    Valle Crucis was truly Welsh from the moment it was founded in 1201 by Prince Madog ap Gruffydd and the β€˜white monks’ of the Cistercian order.

    Its Latin name (Valley of the Cross) refers to the nearby ninth-century Pillar of Eliseg, erected for the glory of a Welsh chieftain. Monks had names like Tudur and Hywel.

    Such home-grown sympathies might well explain the damage suffered during the wars of the English king Edward I and the uprising of Owain GlyndΕ΅r. But it remains one of our best-preserved and most atmospheric medieval abbeys.

      June 24, 2024

      Cycled past it on the road, didn't have time to stop but looked well with a visit, also a campsite near to it. πŸ‘

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        Location: Llantysilio, Denbighshire, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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