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Llangernyw Yew
The Llangernyw Yew (Welsh: Yr Ywen hynafol yn Llangernyw) is an ancient yew (Taxus baccata) in the village of Llangernyw (pronounced [ɬanˈɡɛrnɨu] ), Conwy, Wales. The tree is fragmented and its core p
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The Llangernyw Yew (Welsh: Yr Ywen hynafol yn Llangernyw) is an ancient yew (Taxus baccata) in the village of Llangernyw (pronounced [ɬanˈɡɛrnɨu] ), Conwy, Wales. The tree is fragmented and its core part has been lost, leaving several enormous offshoots. The girth of the tree at the ground level is 10.75 m (35.3 ft), and its age is unclear but probably over 4,000 years old.
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The Llangernyw Yew (Welsh: Yr Ywen hynafol yn Llangernyw) is an ancient yew (Taxus baccata) in the village of Llangernyw (pronounced [ɬanˈɡɛrnɨu] ), Conwy, Wales. The tree is fragmented and its core part has been lost, leaving several enormous offshoots. The girth of the tree at the ground level is 10.75 m (35.3 ft), and its age is unclear but probably over 4,000 years old.
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Background
History
This yew tree lives in the churchyard of St. Digain's Church in Llangernyw village. Although it is very hard to determine the age of yew trees, the churchyard gate holds a certificate from the Yew Tree Campaign in 2002, signed by David Bellamy, which states that "according to all the data we have to hand" the tree is dated to between 4,000 and 5,000 years old. David Bellamy used the same methods as he did when establishing the age of the Tisbury Yew in Wiltshire, including radiocarbon dating. A carved stone board by the tree itself confirms that estimate and also puts the age of the tree at 4,000–5,000 years, which would make the Llangernyw Yew one of the oldest non-cloning trees in the…
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- Coordinates
- 53.1923, -3.6851
- District
- Conwy
- Parish
- Llangernyw
- Postcode
- LL22 8PQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bangor Aberconwy
- Official site
- amgueddfasyrhenryjones.org.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Llangernyw Yew (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Llangernyw Yew?
- Llangernyw Yew is in North Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.1923°, -3.6851°.