Nearest town: Llandovery
Site type: churchyard
Access: Public
Church name: St David
Diocese: Swansea and Brecon
County: Powys
Country: Wales
Grid ref: SN86943005
Lost yew site: No
Date visited: 26-Oct-98
Recorded by: Tim Hills
Protection & responsibility: Church in Wales
Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 4m-5m, Ancient 5m-7m, Ancient 7m+
Notes: Three old yews grow here. At the time of the first visit in 1998 the trees were so covered in ivy it was difficult to see any of the trunks. By 2006 this had been largely cleared revealing three extremely fine specimens.'An early medieval origin for Llywel is a possibility'(CPAT).
Site files:
Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
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220 | Llywel | ![]() |
Ancient 7m+ | 815cm at the ground - view more info |
221 | Llywel | ![]() |
Ancient 5m-7m | 686cm at 5cm - view more info |
222 | Llywel | ![]() |
Ancient 4m-5m | 444.5cm at 30cm - view more info |