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Elcho Castle

Nearest town: Perth

Site type: castle

Access: Private

Church name: No Data

Diocese: No Data

County: Perth and Kinross

Country: Scotland

Grid ref: NO1633020870

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: No data

Recorded by: Tim Hills/Charles Henderson

Protection & responsibility: Owner

Yews recorded at this site: Notable

Notes: It is possible to visit the castle and grounds at certain times of the year. In 1847 the following appeared in The Book of Perth: 'In 1297 Sir William Wallace commenced his successful efforts against the English forces in Scotland, and some of his adventures are connected with the vicinity of Perth, particularly with Elcho Castle, about a mile below the remains of the Nunnery of Elcho, at the north-east corner of which a remarkable yew-tree has been long known as Wallace's Yew'.