THE LANDSCAPE CONTEXT of the early 9th-century monument known as the Pillar of Eliseg is interrogated here for the first time with GIS-based analysis and innovative spatial methodologies. Our interpretation aims to move beyond regarding the Pillar as a prominent example of early medieval monument reuse and a probable early medieval assembly site. We argue that the location and topographical context of the cross and mound facilitated the monument’s significance as an early medieval locus of power, faith and commemoration in a contested frontier zone. The specific choice of location is shown to relate to patterns of movement and visibility that may have facilitated and enhanced the ceremonial and commemorative roles of the monument. By shedding new light on the interpretation of the Pillar of Eliseg as a node of social and religious aggregation and ideological power, our study has theoretical and methodological implications for studying the landscape contexts of early medieval stone monuments.

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放置埃利塞格的支柱：中世纪早期景观中的运动、可见性和记忆

在这里首次使用基于 GIS 的分析和创新的空间方法对被称为埃利塞格之柱的 9 世纪早期纪念碑的景观背景进行了调查。我们的解释旨在超越将柱子视为中世纪早期纪念碑再利用的突出例子和可能的中世纪早期集会地点。我们认为，十字架和土丘的位置和地形背景促进了该纪念碑作为中世纪早期权力、信仰和有争议的边境地区纪念场所的重要性。地点的具体选择与运动模式和可见性有关，这可能促进和增强了纪念碑的仪式和纪念作用。