Llangernyw Yew tree, 4 to 5 thousand years old Yew tree - visits with amazing trees

[@ForestGirlTeresa]

How did I miss this when I lived in Wales for seven years? I love the living history of this country, and its ancient reminders of past long gone.

[@Traveler13]

Its an amazing place for sure, i visit my parents a couple of times a year

[@VlogGoals]

Hello! This is one of the best videos I have seen today! keep uploading such nice videos. I look forward to more of your videos my friend. Have a wonderful day! 👍

[@Traveler13]

Thank you so much, i appreciate that

[@ZiggySearchfieldCactus]

Brilliant tree 🙂 I wouldn't be suprised to find some large stones incorporated into the fabric of the church too.

[@Traveler13]

I do remember reading of what remains of an old inscribed stone in the church which was from where the church was modernised in the recent past but I could not get in to see it

[@jacknaturetravel]

Fantastic captures of this old trees. Great video.

[@Traveler13]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching

[@philRminiatures]

Such a splendid and majestic tree...Superb!

[@Traveler13]

Thanks for watching

[@SisterBrotherfuntime]

Wow beautiful

[@Traveler13]

Thank you, its an amazing tree

[@retroactivejealousy-worldl1805]

Very interesting history of the Yew, enjoyed all the more with atmospheric background noises. As usual, amazing facts. Especially like the folk-lore

[@Traveler13]

Sometimes music in the background takes something away from it, glad you liked it Mark, interesting place

[@donroy7825]

Hi, Traveller in time !! Thanks for this great report, a fabulous ancient Yew Tree and historic stones. A good video, thanks again. Near us we have the ‘Fortingall Yew Tree’, also worth investigating 🌲🚶‍♀️☀️. Best wishes, cheers, Don 👋 !

[@Traveler13]

Ah yes the Fortingall Yew could be a rival to the Llangernyw Yew according to some sources and they are so hard to age accurately it cant be argued against I guess, I would love to visit one day and get some footage, glad you enjoyed it as well thanks Don, regards Dale

[@bella_Areghostsreal]

wow so beautiful! what a tree....

[@Traveler13]

It is impressive especially for an old bugger

[@bella_Areghostsreal]

@@Traveler13 I know! It's amazing to think what it could have seen in its life time and it still looks so good for being an old bugger hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🙈

[@Traveler13]

@@bella_Areghostsreal Oh ye so much of human history, no wonder its haunted 😆 😅

[@newfoundlandscenery3568]

Pretty crazy, 900!?And still going!Amazing!

[@Traveler13]

Amazing trees, how they survive

[@TheWitchInTheWoods]

Amzing tree. I wouldn't be surprised if it contained a powerful spirit. Altogether a beautiful and magical place, and a story well told.

[@Traveler13]

it was amazing, but it was the throne stone that captured my imagination

[@dainnabuckley8716]

Did you hug it dad??? Aparently hugging a tree 🌳 helps ground you xx

[@openmindedwonderer]

Wow 🤩 that tree is amazing and the stones 👍🏻. Very interesting that it’s thought to be a dolmen, great find and brilliant video 👍🏻

[@openmindedwonderer]

Ps very interesting link you shared 👍🏻

[@Traveler13]

got that book i mentioned just arrived as well, if I happen to find anything more interesting I might do an update

[@runningwiththepack5435]

😮wow

[@Traveler13]

it is a wow

[@Wotsitorlabart]

The Llangernyw yew tree is 4000 - 5000 years old. Or. The Llangernyw yew tree is claimed to be 4000 - 5000 years old. The two are quite different.

[@Traveler13]

Yes, i get the point, it's down to wording, I did say 'they are extremely hard to date' so there has to be some estimation regarding ageing, There are also signs of Celtic or pre-Roman stones that could indicate the site is very ancient so does that not convince you?

[@Wotsitorlabart]

​​@@Traveler13 No. And that's because the 4000 - 5000 years apparently comes from David Bellamy who has history of wildly inflating the ages of yew trees - he used carbon dating which is useless as the oldest wood at the heart of the tree rotted away eons ago - so how could he arrive at a 4000 plus figure? A rule of thumb is every 30 years the yew will grow 1 foot - this gives results very close to the Ancient Yew Group's methodology (see their web site). The Llangernyw tree has a girth of 35ft at the base. So 35 × 30 = 1050 years. Plus or minus 5 ft for individual variation. Gives an approx age of 900 - 1200 years. Now that older date could be older still - but over 3000 years older? And an age of say 1200 - 1500 years would place it with the construction of the first church dedicated to St Digain - planting yews in churchyards being a 6th/7th century Irish church practice brought to Wales with Irish monasticism.

[@Traveler13]

@@Wotsitorlabart i use the Ancient Yew Group's site, very useful, they dobt very often age trees I noticed

[@Wotsitorlabart]

​@@Traveler13 The 5000 year old claim crops up regularly. In her book 'The God Tree' author J Fry claims that the Defynnog yew tree is that age. The AYG take that claim to task estimating the tree to be a minimum of 1300 years old but unlikely to be more than 2000 years.

[@Traveler13]

@@Wotsitorlabart I get what your saying but i'm not completely convinced, its all Conjecture on both sides I think, an interesting mystery😄