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Le Torquesne

Nearest town: Pont l'Évêque

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: Notre-Dame

Diocese: No Data

County: Calvados - Normandie

Country: France

Grid ref: not known

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 18-Jul-18

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: No data

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 5m-7m

Notes: The yew grows SW of the church tower. Arcisse de Caumont's 1862 Statistique monumental du Calvados, vol 4, p451 described the churchyard at Le Toruene (as it was then spelt) as having 'a magnificent yew'.

Yew trees at Le Torquesne:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
5355 Le Torquesne Ancient 5m-7m 615cm at 20cm - view more info