Llanycil

East of the church. Although this is the smallest girthed of the five old yews growing here, its structure indicates that it has been much larger in the past, with large sections of the tree disappearing to reveal what was then its inner growth.
In 1983 Reg Wheeler recorded a girth 16′ 5” (500cm) at 3′ 6”.
In 1998 I recorded a girth of about 17′ at 5′. When a large branch fell from the tree in 2008 the new owners sought permission to fell the tree. It was fortunate that the yew was recognised as a significant tree and that its two remaining stems were sound.