Llangollen, North Wales - where Wales welcomes the World

Valle Crucis Abbey - Arthurian Llangollen hese picturesque ruins link to the legend of Arthur in a very unusual way. There are many stories linking Arthur to Glastonbury in Somerset, but some of these tales were only linked to Somerset at a much later date than that of Arthur himself.

Valle Crucis Abbey - Arthurian Llangollen The importance of Valle Crucis lies not with what is now visible but with that on which it is built.

Valle Crucis Abbey - Arthurian Llangollen istorical researchers and authors Steve Blake and Scott Lloyd believe this to be the site of the real Glastonbury, of which St Collen, the man whom Llangollen is named after, was the first Abbott. The close proximity to Eliseg's Pillar dating from the ninth century and references to the people from a village being moved to the other side of the mountain simply adds fuel to the fire.

Valle Crucis Abbey - Arthurian Llangollen n the latter years of the nineteenth century one Rev. Owen, the custodian of the abbey, found several interesting objects whilst undertaking clearance and excavation work on the site. Some of these finds were from the Roman and Saxon periods indicating that the site was active in the time that Arthur lived. His discovery of wooden foundations under the South Chancel also indicate a pre-Roman structure - could this be the first church of Joseph of Aramathea?

ne of the most interesting finds was a 13th century copy of the Koran, probably left by one of the crusader knights whose tombs can be seen at the abbey. At present the Friends of Valle Crucis Abbey are conducting a series of investigations to unravel the early history of the abbey and find the artefacts mentioned above which have been "lost" for over 50 years as well as projects to help preserve and protect the remains.

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