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 Fortingall
Yew, an ancient yew stands in a churchyard in the village of
Fortingall in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Estimates put its age at
between 3000 and 5000 years, making it the oldest recorded tree in
Europe. If it is close to the upper estimate it would be a contender
for the title of the world's oldest single tree, rivalling the
4,600-year-old bristlecone pines of California.
The yew is nothing spectacular to look at - it is of no great
height, and its once massive trunk (16 metres, or 52 feet in girth
in 1769) is split into several separate stems. This is a result of
the cutting out of pieces of its wood as tourist trinkets in the
19th century. Other than this the tree is still in good health and
may last for many centuries yet. It is now protected by a low wall,
but can still be easily viewed.
 Small
streamside village near Meonstoke and Droxford, with a notable Saxon
church built over 1,000 years ago during the reign of King Canute.
Outside on the church wall is an unusual Saxon sundial, divided into
eight tides instead of the usual 12, and inside is a Saxon arch and
fine medieval wall paintings.
Next to the church is a gigantic yew tree, believed to be just as
old as the church.
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