Cemeteries · Scottish Highlands
Fortingall Yew
The Fortingall Yew is an ancient European yew (Taxus baccata) in the churchyard of the village of Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland. Considered one of the oldest trees in Britain, modern estimates pl
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- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
About
The Fortingall Yew is an ancient European yew (Taxus baccata) in the churchyard of the village of Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland. Considered one of the oldest trees in Britain, modern estimates place its age at an average of 5,000 years. This makes it one of the oldest non-clonal trees in Europe. The trunk was recorded in 1769 as having a girth of 52 ft (16 m), but since then the heartwood has decayed. The tree is male but one branch has started to bear berries.
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The Fortingall Yew is an ancient European yew (Taxus baccata) in the churchyard of the village of Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland. Considered one of the oldest trees in Britain, modern estimates place its age at an average of 5,000 years. This makes it one of the oldest non-clonal trees in Europe. The trunk was recorded in 1769 as having a girth of 52 ft (16 m), but since then the heartwood has decayed. The tree is male but one branch has started to bear berries.
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Background
History
The area immediately surrounding Fortingall has a variety of prehistoric archaeological sites including Càrn na Marbh, a Bronze Age tumulus. Place-name and archaeological evidence hint at an Iron Age cult centre at Fortingall, which may have had this tree as its focus. Rev. James MacGregor, author of the Book of the Dean of Lismore, was a minister in the church during the 16th century.
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- Coordinates
- 56.5982, -4.0509
Sources
- wikipedia: Fortingall Yew (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fortingall Yew?
- Fortingall Yew is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.5982°, -4.0509°.