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Merdon Castle

Tree ID: 2145

Yews recorded: Notable

Tree girth: 386cm

Girth height: at 60cm

Tree sex: unspecified

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:

Number 2037, it has lost a large portion of the trunk and about half of its surface is of dead wood. However in the centre of this decaying section is a complete internal tree ready to take its place. It is in the foreground of the photo and tree 2 in Toby Hindson’s Merdon Castle article. Girth of 12′ 8”(386cm) at 3′ (5′ 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