Editing Pillar of Eliseg (section)

==Archaeological examination==
[[File:Pillar of Eliseg watercolour.jpg|thumb|250px|Pillar of Eliseg, [[Clwydian Range and Dee Valley]], in the ancient [[Ial|Lordship of Yale]]]]

Trevor Lloyd, the landowner in 1773, is said to have conducted an examination and found a stone [[cist burial]] in which he claimed to have found a skeleton and artefacts, which he removed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-14774061|title=Archaeologists dig at Pillar of Eliseg near Llangollen|work=BBC News|accessdate=11 December 2016}}</ref>

The mound that supports the pillar was subjected to excavation in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 by Project Eliseg.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://projecteliseg.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/2014-pillar-of-eliseg-report-finaled06-02-15.pdf|title=Excavations at the Pillar of Eliseg, Llangollen, 2010–2012|first1=Nancy|last1=Edwards|first2=Gary|last2=Robinson|first3=Howard|last3=Williams|publisher=Bangor University & University of Chester|year=2014}}</ref> This established that the earliest phase of construction was that of a kerbed platform cairn, dated by type to around 2000 BC. A small [[cist]] in the first phase of construction yielded evidence of burnt human bone, confirming its use as a burial site. The second phase of construction consisted of a raising in height of the cairn and contained a large cist considered as [[Early Bronze Age]]; however, no human remains were found. A further cist was found in this phase which contained 7&nbsp;kg of cremated bone, representing numerous adult, juvenile and infant burials. A flint knife and a bone pin were also recovered. The final phase of construction appeared to be relatively modern and probably subsequent to the re-erection of the cross.<ref>{{Cite report |url=http://www.projecteliseg.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Elise-2012-Report-FINAL.pdf |title=Excavations at the Pillar of Eliseg, Llangollen 2012 |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814020954/http://www.projecteliseg.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Elise-2012-Report-FINAL.pdf |archive-date=14 August 2014 |url-status=dead |date=December 2012 |first1=Nancy|last1=Edwards|first2=Gary|last2=Robinson|first3= Howard|last3=Williams|publisher=Bangor University & University of Chester}}</ref>