A named, long-standing tree carried in local memory as a landmark — included for its place in the landscape, with age and superlative claims held for verified sourcing.
Fortingall Yew is a named common yew in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
What follows is drawn from published sources, with each claim labelled by how firmly it is established.
What to look for
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A living tree: view without climbing, damaging bark, compacting roots, or crossing private boundaries.
What is said
Folklore and tradition, recorded as what is said — not as established fact.
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Local and modern accounts associate this named tree with older Scottish memory; the page records the association only as what is said, not as proof of an event or date.
Plan your visit
- Location
- 56.5981°N · 4.0509°W
- Nearest settlement
- Fortingall
- Access
- Reached on a public path
- What survives
- Living-tree condition and access should be checked against current local guidance before any visit copy is expanded.
Nearby places
Carved stone · Prehistoric
Croft Moraig Stone Circle
Perth and Kinross
Croft Moraig is a complex multi-phase monument. Excavation in 1965 revealed three phases of construction: first a horseshoe of fourteen timber post…
- Near Kenmore
- 3.1 km from car park
- Easy path
Fortified place · Medieval
Castle Menzies
Perth and Kinross
It is the ancestral seat of the Clan Menzies and a rare surviving sixteenth-century Z-plan tower house, rescued from decline and restored by the cl…
Fortified place · Medieval
Blair Castle
Perth and Kinross
For over seven centuries Blair Castle has been the stronghold of the Earls and Dukes of Atholl, and it remains home to the Atholl Highlanders, repu…
Sources
- Wikidata entity (accessed 2026-07-11)
- Wikipedia article (accessed 2026-07-11)
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