A Royal Connection
It is common knowledge that archers, archery, and the yew tree are inseparable, as the mythical figure of Robin Hood, for example, shows us all
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The Wallace Yew, Elderslie – More than it appears to be?
Original article published by the Ancient Yew Group 2011, now revised and updated. Elderslie is a small village in Renfrewshire, and traditionally celebrated to be
The Phoenix Yews of Inchlonaig
The village of Luss lies on the western shore of Loch Lomond. It is an ancient place with links to St Kessog (born 460, died
Inchlonaig
Inchlonaig, also known as the ‘Island of Yews’, is the northernmost of the main islands on Loch Lomond in Argyll and Bute and is privately
The Tree of the Bow
A popular saying of the High Middle Ages in Scotland was: “England would be but a fling If not for the eugh And the grey
The Irish Yew – Taxus Baccata Fastigiata
On the mountains above Florence Court, a local farmer noticed some strange looking bushes of yew and dug them up. Some sources say this was
