Fortingall Yew

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)
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]

^ "Yew". Forestry and Land Scotland. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

[fls-1] "Yew". Forestry and Land Scotland. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

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Fortingall Yew
The yew in June 2011
Fortingall Yew Location of the tree within Scotland Show map of the United Kingdom Fortingall Yew Fortingall Yew (Scotland) Show map of Scotland Fortingall Yew Fortingall Yew (Perth and Kinross) Show map of Perth and Kinross
Species	European yew (Taxus baccata)
Coordinates	56°35′54″N 4°03′03″W / 56.59823°N 4.05093°W / 56.59823; -4.05093
Date seeded	circa 2,000 BC