Fortingall Yew

Fortingall Yew
The yew in June 2011
Fortingall Yew
Location of the tree within Scotland
Fortingall Yew
Fortingall Yew (Scotland)
Fortingall Yew
Fortingall Yew (Perth and Kinross)
SpeciesEuropean yew (Taxus baccata)
Coordinates56°35′54″N 4°03′03″W / 56.59823°N 4.05093°W / 56.59823; -4.05093
Date seededcirca 2,000 BC

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.

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