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Lissan House - Cookstown

Nearest town: Cookstown

Site type: garden

Access: Private

Church name:

Diocese:

County: Co. Derry

Country: Ireland

Grid ref: H79718236

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 30-Jan-08

Recorded by: Declan Devlin/Peter Archdale

Protection & responsibility: No data

Yews recorded at this site: Notable

Notes: This site has been of political significance since at least medieval times. There is some place name evidence for yew locally, but it is most likely that the tree is part of the landscaping for Lissan House, built in 1620. The Friends of Lissan Trust are hoping to run open days during the spring and summer of 2008.