The Fortingall Yew &copy; Euan Nelson

2011

NN7447 : The Fortingall Yew

The Fortingall Yew

This famous yew tree is estimated to be approximately 5000 years old and is believed to be the oldest living thing in Europe.

Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Years Old [13] · Oldest Tree [10] · Famous [7] · Oldest Living Thing in Europe [4] Title Clusters: · The Fortingall Yew [14] ·

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Grid Square: NN7447, 84 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Euan Nelson (more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 30 July, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 31 July, 2011
Subject Location: OSGB36: NN 7418 4702 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:35.8885N 4:3.0520W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NN 7418 4702
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)

Image classification(about): Geograph

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I was surprised to learn that Pontius Pilate (Prefect of Judaea during the lifetime of Jesus) is believed to have been born here, at Fortingall in Scotland. See http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/p/pontiuspilate.html

Posted by Stan on Thu, 5 Nov 2009 (2 comments)