Nearest town: Brecon
Site type: churchyard
Access: Public
Church name: St Cattwg
Diocese: Swansea and Brecon
County: Powys
Country: Wales
Grid ref: SO01172820
Lost yew site: Yes
Date visited: 5-Aug-98
Recorded by: Tim Hills
Protection & responsibility: Church in Wales
Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 4m-5m, Ancient 5m-7m, Ancient 7m+, Lost, Notable
Notes: This church is considered to have an early medieval foundation. It was described in 1775 as a 'Church embosomed in a Grove of the noblest Yews I ever saw'. Of its oldest trees several ancients survive. The size of the stumps on the south side reveal that that there were once many more significant yews at this site. On the plan tree 1 is ancient (7m+) tree 9 is ancient (5/7m) and trees 10 and 11 are ancient (4/5m). Trees 5,6 and 8 are stumps and tree 7 is the most recent planting. Paul Wood's 2017 interpretation of the site suggests that the churchyard might once have been considerably larger - seen in the 2nd and 3rd images - possibly including the tree shown in image 4, which grows in the garden of a house opposite the churchyard entrance, on the other side of the A40.
Site files:
Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
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185 | Llanspyddid | ![]() |
Ancient 7m+ | 838cm at 5cm - view more info |
2291 | Llanspyddid | ![]() |
Ancient 5m-7m | 574cm - view more info |
2292 | Llanspyddid | ![]() |
Ancient 4m-5m | 426cm - view more info |
2290 | Llanspyddid | ![]() |
Ancient 4m-5m | 426cm - view more info |
2293 | Llanspyddid | ![]() |
Lost | 396cm - view more info |
5231 | Llanspyddid | ![]() |
Lost | No data available - view more info |
5230 | Llanspyddid | ![]() |
Lost | No data available - view more info |
5229 | Llanspyddid | ![]() |
Notable | No data available - view more info |