Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Valle Crucis (Vale of the Cross)

Valle Crucis (Vale of the Cross), ruined abbey, Llantysilio par., Denbighshire, in a small meadow at the foot of a hill, 2 miles NW. of Llangollen; was founded about 1200 for Cistercians, attained much celebrity, and has left interesting remains.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "ruined abbey"   (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites")
Administrative units: Llantysilio AP/CP       Denbighshire AncC
Place: Valle Crucis

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