Nearest town: Aberystwyth
Site type: churchyard
Access: Public
Church name: Strata Florida
Diocese: St Davids
County: Ceredigion
Country: Wales
Grid ref: SN74656576
Lost yew site: Yes
Date visited: 10-Jun-99
Recorded by: Tim Hills
Protection & responsibility: Church in Wales
Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 5m-7m, Lost, Notable
Notes: 14 pages are devoted to the Strata Florida yews in The Ancient Yew by Robert Bevan-Jones. No fewer than 37 'vast Ewgh trees' have been lost from this site since the time of Henry VIII. In Lewis's 1833 Topographical Dictionary of Wales, he reports that there were 'according to Leland, thirty-nine yew-trees, though others say twenty-four'.
Site files:
| Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 756 | Strata Florida |  |
Ancient 5m-7m | 671cm at base of tree - view more info |
| 1793 | Strata Florida |  |
Notable | 373cm at 30cm - view more info |
| 1283 | Strata Florida |  |
Lost | No data available - view more info |
