Here is a brief statement concerning the results of Project Eliseg’s 2010 excavations:

The 2010 excavation focused on the mound. Three trenches were opened to determine its make-up and to try and locate the antiquarian trench. The mound was found to consist of a stone cairn held in place by a well-preserved kerb, mainly made up of large slate slabs and rounded boulders. No dating evidence was found but the construction would be consistent with a burial monument of the Early Bronze Age. In future research, it is hoped to investigate further possible traces of antiquarian disturbance on the west side of the mound. A fourth trench was opened in the field to the north of the mound to investigate anomalies suggested by previous geophysical surveys conducted by Sarah Semple (Durham University) and Alex Turner (SAT Surveys), but little of archaeological significance was found.

            On 31 July a very successful Open Day was held as part of the Festival of British Archaeology. About 200 people were guided round the site and other activities were centred on Valle Crucis Abbey, including displays by the ninth- and tenth-century AD re-enactment group Cwmwd Iâl attracted c. 300 visitors. There was also an artist in residence, Dr Aaron Watson, who has created a DVD photo-animation of the excavation which contains a visualisation of how the cross may originally have looked.