Llanhilleth

Nearest town: Pontypool

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: St Illtyd

Diocese: Monmouth

County: Blaenau Gwent

Country: Wales

Grid ref: SO21790194

Lost yew site: Yes

Date visited: 21-Nov-21

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: Church in Wales

Yews recorded at this site: No Data

Notes: This site is 1100 feet above sea level. Archdeacon William Coxe visited the parish of 'Llanhiddel' in around 1800 and recorded that there were '12 old yews, which surround the church'. A living fragment of one survives along with several stumps. Some of these have yews growing from them. Since one is Taxus baccata Fastigiata, it suggests these are all planted yews, rather than new growth from the edge of an old stump. On Google Earth this location is called St Illtyd's church, Aberbeeg.

Site files:

Llanhilleth-2020.pdf