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Merdon Castle

Tree ID: 2142

Yews recorded: Ancient 4m-5m

Tree girth: 460cm

Girth height: at 60cm

Tree sex: female

Date of visit: 5-Dec-05

Source of earliest mention: 1865: A handbook for travellers in Surrey, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight-King and Murray

Notes:

Numbered 2012. At the top of the slope are gaps under the roots. Central riser is hollowing, other tall branches can be traced to their attachment low on the bole. Tree 6 in Toby Hindson’s Merdon Castle article. Girth 15′ 1” (460cm) at 2′ (at 6′ where ground slopes away).

Yew trees at Merdon Castle:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
593 Merdon Castle Ancient 7m+ 739cm at the ground - view more info
2144 Merdon Castle Ancient 5m-7m 653cm at 30cm - view more info
3360 Merdon Castle Ancient 5m-7m 526cm - view more info
2143 Merdon Castle Ancient 5m-7m 526cm at 60cm - view more info
2148 Merdon Castle Ancient 5m-7m 513cm at 30cm - view more info
2142 Merdon Castle Ancient 4m-5m 460cm at 60cm - view more info
2146 Merdon Castle Ancient 4m-5m 444cm - view more info
2145 Merdon Castle Notable 386cm at 60cm - view more info
2147 Merdon Castle Images Currently Unavailable Notable 345cm at 30cm - view more info