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Gyffin

Nearest town: Conwy

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: St Benedict

Diocese: Bangor

County: Conwy

Country: Wales

Grid ref: SH77637694

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 25/04/2000

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: Church in Wales

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 4m-5m, Notable

Notes: A small church on an ancient site - the earliest part of the present building is 12th century. as well as the living yews, this is also the site of felled yews in the 19th century, the result being that lacking the protection of the yew's foliage, the 'roof of the Church hath suffered excessively'.