absolutely love it! I grew up in Selkirk and haven't lived in the Borders for a while but will need to check out some of the trees. Cheers for sharing this video.
Great stuff. Up near Loch Tay, in Fortingall, there stands the 'oldest living thing' in Europe. A yew tree estimated to be as ancient as 9000 years old. Hard to really tell it's age at this stage though. Fascinating all the same
S@@MarkNicol123 9000 years for the Fortingall Yew appears to be wild speculation and is simply repeated without a moments thought as to the accuracy of the claim. The Ancient Yew Group's calculations partly based upon growth rates of trees of known age puts it nearer to 3000 years.
@@MarkNicol123 In form and shape, I don't know of any other trees like them. Was in Jerusalem back in 83, was told there were some olive trees there around 2,000 years old...
Thank you, so interesting.. the three's are so beautiful!! And yes, I totally got that "Avatar" feeling when watching. Wishing you a beautiful weekend and I love your choice of music. Hugs & sunshine 🌞 N
I have 'played' at dowsing with a pendulum- never had time to do it properly. However I have noticed certain patterns when looking round ancient sites. ONE of these is that in a graveyard the pendulum moves a lot- spinning pretty wildly over graves and even over unmarked soil. (of course in ancient graveyards even unmarked sites probably contain bones). However, when you get very close to a yew tree- say standing within a foot or so, or touching part of the tree, the pendulum stops moving completely and just hangs there. It's a very strange feeling, as if someone had thrown a switch. Move back a few steps and 'normal service' resumes. I've never had this happen near any other sorts of tree.
Bob Koontz cheers Bob. They don’t really smell of anything, I don’t think. Apparently you can eat the flesh of the berries, but if you eat the seeds you’re dead.
Forestry commission have an initiative 'Borders Tree Trail.' Many veterans there including the legendary Capon tree and Crooked family Jedburgh. Many veterans not on there too :) Worth a look.
This was a great video, those trees are pretty special 👍🏴 my wife and I are up in Melrose this weekend, would be amazing to bump into u and say hi if you are in the area?
Andy Painting any other weekend I would have Andy but I’m up to my eyeballs this weekend then going to Iona on Monday to make a film, which I need to prepare for. Next time definitely!!!! Cheers for watching Where is it you’re from again?
Ah your coming a long way. Enjoy your weekend anyway!! Don’t know why but I thought u were from the North East. Seriously give me a shout next time, love meeting people from different areas here.
Mark Nicol haha nope, South/South east England mate. We have relatives that live in Cavers carre, and visit once or twice a year. This time I’m coming up to cycle with a club, around St.Marys loch area on Sunday, and staying in Melrose. Also paying our respects in Selkirk and Queensferry to the late Scott Hutchison of my favourite band Frightened Rabbit, who recently jumped off the Forth bridge. He was born and lived in Selkirk. Cheers mate, will do 👍
Ghastly Tales park at Minto golf club. Walk down the track past the club house then after about 100 meters vere off left into the woods. It’s right in there.
The Ormiston yew is classed as a veteran and at maximum 750 years old. it is an important tree for the canopy of branches that have been allowed to take root and is still a wow tree. The Minto yew has a known planting date of 1697 and as impressive as it is only just over 300 years old. www.ancient-yew.org for more information.
We know little to nothing that is verifiable about what the Druids actually believed in but there is no evidence at all that the they revered the yew tree and thought it sacred. I am at present reading Professor Ronald Hutton's history of the British Druids and other than one reference - it being a list of Irish 'noble' trees - there is no other mention of yews at all. And again there is little evidence that churches were built on a particular site simply because an existing yew tree grew there - the assumption being that the site was in some way 'sacred'.
Thanks so much for taking us for a trip underneath that Yew Tree❤
Great atmospheric presentation and information..
Mark Nicol is a great documentor who adds gravitas to the mystery of the yews. Wonderful..
Yew did a wonderful job with this video Mark, thanks for sharing 👍🏴
C F cheers!!
absolutely love it! I grew up in Selkirk and haven't lived in the Borders for a while but will need to check out some of the trees. Cheers for sharing this video.
Great stuff. Up near Loch Tay, in Fortingall, there stands the 'oldest living thing' in Europe. A yew tree estimated to be as ancient as 9000 years old. Hard to really tell it's age at this stage though. Fascinating all the same
Sam Guthrie read a lot about the Fortingall one will need to get up done day.
Think it’s been vandalised over the centuries
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9000 years for the Fortingall Yew appears to be wild speculation and is simply repeated without a moments thought as to the accuracy of the claim.
The Ancient Yew Group's calculations partly based upon growth rates of trees of known age puts it nearer to 3000 years.
Mark, I love this!!!! Your the best!!!!!!
Cheers Kris!!
Still got loads of ancient Yew trees in Southern Scotland I haven’t visited yet!
@@MarkNicol123 In form and shape, I don't know of any other trees like them. Was in Jerusalem back in 83, was told there were some olive trees there around 2,000 years old...
Thank you, so interesting.. the three's are so beautiful!! And yes, I totally got that "Avatar" feeling when watching. Wishing you a beautiful weekend and I love your choice of music. Hugs & sunshine 🌞 N
Sunshine&SilverArrow thank you as always!!!
Fascinating mate. Great video again 👍
Wow, what a different world to mine! Amazing buildings too, thank you. I love your channel!
Sun_Chaser cheers mate.
Having a look at your stuff now.
Thanks
Great Info Mark the oldest one known is in Forthinghall Perthshire that is older than its suggested time of over 5000 years old
Rab Adamson still never been to Fortingall Rab, on my list as soon as I can make it.
Mark Nicol great mark I look forward to catching up with you sometime
Fascinating stuff Mark, thanks for sharing!
Tartan Martin cheers Martin!!
Amazing, thanks Mark !
I have 'played' at dowsing with a pendulum- never had time to do it properly. However I have noticed certain patterns when looking round ancient sites. ONE of these is that in a graveyard the pendulum moves a lot- spinning pretty wildly over graves and even over unmarked soil. (of course in ancient graveyards even unmarked sites probably contain bones). However, when you get very close to a yew tree- say standing within a foot or so, or touching part of the tree, the pendulum stops moving completely and just hangs there. It's a very strange feeling, as if someone had thrown a switch. Move back a few steps and 'normal service' resumes. I've never had this happen near any other sorts of tree.
Really well done, the oldest Yew Tree used by acient man dated back 440,000 BC!!!! A spearhead, your correct way before the Druids & Celts
I can Imagine tripping under the canopy of the Yew, What do they smell like, I'll google it. 9000 Sam? wow. Goodshow
Bob Koontz cheers Bob.
They don’t really smell of anything, I don’t think.
Apparently you can eat the flesh of the berries, but if you eat the seeds you’re dead.
Wow this is amazing, where is location?
i was Hammock camping in February and set my Hammock up on two Yew tree's 👍🏻
Forestry commission have an initiative 'Borders Tree Trail.' Many veterans there including the legendary Capon tree and Crooked family Jedburgh. Many veterans not on there too :) Worth a look.
This was a great video, those trees are pretty special 👍🏴 my wife and I are up in Melrose this weekend, would be amazing to bump into u and say hi if you are in the area?
Andy Painting any other weekend I would have Andy but I’m up to my eyeballs this weekend then going to Iona on Monday to make a film, which I need to prepare for.
Next time definitely!!!!
Cheers for watching
Where is it you’re from again?
Mark Nicol Ah no worries mate, yep next time!
We are from deepest darkest Berkshire, in that country below you 😂
Ah your coming a long way.
Enjoy your weekend anyway!!
Don’t know why but I thought u were from the North East.
Seriously give me a shout next time, love meeting people from different areas here.
Mark Nicol haha nope, South/South east England mate.
We have relatives that live in Cavers carre, and visit once or twice a year.
This time I’m coming up to cycle with a club, around St.Marys loch area on Sunday, and staying in Melrose.
Also paying our respects in Selkirk and Queensferry to the late Scott Hutchison of my favourite band Frightened Rabbit, who recently jumped off the Forth bridge. He was born and lived in Selkirk.
Cheers mate, will do 👍
Outstanding band, very sad.
If only the trees could talk what history would they tell?
Pamela Poore oh yes the ones on this film would have some stories😁
Interesting info re the yew tree . Why did you chose middle eastern music?
Nothing more than I like it😁
Hi Mark, where is the church in Minto? I've been struggling to find it on the map. Cheers - Calum
Ghastly Tales park at Minto golf club.
Walk down the track past the club house then after about 100 meters vere off left into the woods. It’s right in there.
Great video..not sure of the music though...lol
Yew Trees are Sentient
Eoghan, Ewan, Iain, Yohan, Johan, John.
Born of the yew tree.
Almost.....
Ian, Yohan, Johan and John are all forms of the Hebrew Yohanan - 'God is Gracious'.
The Ormiston yew is classed as a veteran and at maximum 750 years old. it is an important tree for the canopy of branches that have been allowed to take root and is still a wow tree. The Minto yew has a known planting date of 1697 and as impressive as it is only just over 300 years old. www.ancient-yew.org for more information.
move on
wares the proof of planting who planted it
Uibhar in old celtic is life .the truth will never die.Gu brath.
The Yew tree is a gnarled tree of antiquity, but its leaves and wood are poisonous. Only the red berries are edible, without their pits.
Have you made any in Fife
wow!
Yggdrasil grandfathers pillar.x
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Do more do more!!!! YEW TREES DAT IS😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I FELT LIKE I WAS THERE!!!
THANK YOU
the eyes of the dead, yew
the yew was used to make bows mate thats why thare everyware
that yew s over 2000 years old
We know little to nothing that is verifiable about what the Druids actually believed in but there is no evidence at all that the they revered the yew tree and thought it sacred. I am at present reading Professor Ronald Hutton's history of the British Druids and other than one reference - it being a list of Irish 'noble' trees - there is no other mention of yews at all.
And again there is little evidence that churches were built on a particular site simply because an existing yew tree grew there - the assumption being that the site was in some way 'sacred'.
Born at the end of the last ice age?
Fantastic content but presenter needs to lose the sunglasses to be taken more seriously
Very dramma
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Clockwork Orange66 this is mild u should see some of the other shite I make.
Glad u enjoyed it though!!
@@MarkNicol123 :)I couldn't figure out if u were acting or that's really you
@@MarkNicol123 i did enjoy it along with ur others.apologies for previous remarks,,,I was being a tit...ur gvng Neil oliver a run for his money.
Try to choose more flattering camera angles . No offence but you grimacing to camera is slightly off putting.