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Skilgate

Nearest town: Dulverton

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: St John the Baptist

Diocese: Bath and Wells

County: Somerset

Country: England

Grid ref: SS98692724

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 26-Oct-15

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: Parochial Church Council

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

Notes: A pair of yews that are certainly churchyard specimens, but a low wall seems to place them on the adjacent farmland. With open boles and no twiggy growth they are an impressive sight.

Yew trees at Skilgate:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
5080 Skilgate Ancient 4m-5m 452cm at 60cm - view more info
5098 Skilgate Ancient 4m-5m 429cm at 30cm - view more info