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Ellon Castle

Tree ID: 2355

Yews recorded: Notable

Tree girth: No data

Girth height: not measured

Tree sex: unspecified

Date of visit: 1-Oct-16

Source of earliest mention: 1890: On the Old and Remarkable Yew Trees in Scotland by Robert Hutchison

Notes:

Hutchison (1890) recorded no fewer than 15 yews at this site. Girths ranged from 8′ to 14′. Ten of the largest girthed recorded in 2016 are seen here as follows:
(1) Tree 2 – 682cm at 0.3m
(2) Tree 1 – 482cm at 0.3m
(3)Tree 4 – 478cm at 0.3m
(4) Tree 18 – 476cm at 0.5m
(5) Tree 11 – 469cm at 0.7m
(6) Tree 15 – 465cm at 1.0m
(7) Tree 14 – 454cm at 0.4m
(8) Tree 19 – 447cm at 0.5m
(9) Tree 8 – 430cm at 0.3m
(10) Tree 12 – 418cm at 0.7m

Yew trees at Ellon Castle:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
2355 Ellon Castle Notable No data available - view more info