Nearest town: Keswick
Site type: No Data
Access: Public
Church name: No Data
Diocese: No Data
County: Cumbria
Country: England
Grid ref: NY23501260
Lost yew site: Yes
Date visited: 20-Jun-02
Recorded by: Tim Hills
Protection & responsibility: National Trust
Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 4m-5m, Ancient 5m-7m, Ancient 7m+, Lost
Notes: An early engraving shows Wordsworth's 'Fraternal Four', as drawn by D.Waters. The caption reads 'Yew Trees near the Black-Lead Mines, Cumberland'. Three have survived and grow in what is reputedly the wettest place in England. The remaining postcards illustrate the dramatic setting which so attracted Wordsworth and in which these yews have survived for so long. The National Trust now owns the land and a fence has been built around the trees to keep the sheep out.
Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
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88 | Borrowdale - Fraternal Four | ![]() |
Ancient 7m+ | 752cm at 60cm - view more info |
97 | Borrowdale - Fraternal Four | ![]() |
Ancient 5m-7m | 506cm at 30cm - view more info |
626 | Borrowdale - Fraternal Four | ![]() |
Ancient 4m-5m | 447cm at 30cm - view more info |
102 | Borrowdale - Fraternal Four | ![]() |
Lost | No data available - view more info |