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Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog

Nearest town: Llangollen

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: St Garmon

Diocese: St Asaph

County: Wrexham

Country: Wales

Grid ref: SJ15803280

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 12-Aug-98

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: Conservation Area-Wrexham CBC

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 7m+

Notes: A church at this site is reputed to have been founded in the 5th century. The significant trees are male and female yews growing either side of the path at the churchyard entrance and close to a raised mound. In a survey in 1983 Reg Wheeler also noted a female yew with a girth of 424cm (13' 11'') south of the church. In 1988 Pat Denne recorded a total of 7 yews in this churchyard.

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