Nearest town: Arklow
Site type: garden
Access: Private
Church name: No Data
Diocese: No Data
County: Co. Wicklow
Country: Ireland
Grid ref: not known
Lost yew site: No
Date visited: 27-Aug-09
Recorded by: Tree Register of Ireland
Protection & responsibility: No data
Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 5m-7m
Notes: Shelton Abbey serves as an open detention centre and is managed by the Irish Prison Service. The earliest reference found about this site is from 1690 when 'after the defeat at the Boyne, King James stayed at Shelton to refresh himself, en route to Waterford'.
Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
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2755 | Shelton Abbey | Ancient 5m-7m | 569cm at 20cm - view more info |