Fortingall Yew | |
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Species | European yew (Taxus baccata) |
Coordinates | 56°35′54″N 4°03′03″W / 56.59823°N 4.05093°W |
Date seeded | circa 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.[1]