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Cemmaes

Nearest town: Machynlleth

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: St Tydecho

Diocese: Bangor

County: Powys

Country: Wales

Grid ref: SH83980623

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 15-Jan-05

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: Conservation Area-North Powys

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 4m-5m

Notes: A late medieval church on a site thought to be early medieval. As early as 1833 Lewis recorded that '4 large yew trees' were growing in this churchyard. As well as the 3 males recorded here a 4th (female) grows by the perimeter wall. Reg Wheeler's plan from 1983 shows 5 yews.