WITH a low lying mist over the hills all around, the Valley of the Cross seems a particularly mysterious place on this chilly morning.

While the elements – and the Roundheads, who apparently toppled it during the civil war – may have taken their toll, Eliseg’s Pillar remains a majestic sight on the horizon as you approach.

The monument from which the valley and the famous Cistercian Abbey, Valle Crucis, takes its name stands silently as it has for centuries.

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