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Pentrefoelas

Tree ID: 4619

Yews recorded: Notable

Tree girth: No data

Girth height: No data

Tree sex: No data

Date of visit: No data

Source of earliest mention: 1854 Cambrian Journal

Notes:

Pages 349/350 of the Cambrian Journal 1854 volume 1 : “There is a small chapel built for their accommodation on the south side of Yspytty Church, still called Voelas Chapel, and which existed probably long before the dissolution of Conway Abbey. In the terrier of Yspytty; there is, or was, mention made of £5. issuing out of the tithes of Tir yr Abad for the incumbent of Yspytty. For the greater convenience of the township, and probably at a later date, another small chapel, likewise called Capel y Voelas, was built close by Pentrevoelas bridge, but still within the boundary of Yspytty, where, it may supposed, religious service was performed by the minister of that parish. But if such was the case, it had long ago ceased, and the inhabitants had recourse to the services of a lay reader from among themselves…………. There is not a vestige of this chapel remaining; but an old yew tree marks the site in front of Pentrevoelas village.” Is this the yew in question?

Yew trees at Pentrefoelas:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
4619 Pentrefoelas Notable No data available - view more info