Fortingall Yew
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Fortingall Yew by G Laird as part of the Geograph project.
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Fortingall Yew
Image: © G Laird Taken: 17 Apr 2017
There is some doubt as to the exact age of the tree, but what is not in doubt is that the tree is very old. Depending on the expert quoted, the age can vary from 1500 to 9000 years old. This means that the tree is one of the oldest in Britain, or possibly Europe or just possibly the world. Sadly the tree attracted souvenir hunters so a protective wall had to be built though the yew tree can still be easily seen. It is situated beside the kirk of Fortingall which can be seen to the right of the photograph.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.598316
Longitude
-4.051202