Hello! This is one of the best videos I have seen today! keep uploading such nice videos. I look forward to more of your videos my friend. Have a wonderful day! 👍
I do remember reading of what remains of an old inscribed stone in the church which was from where the church was modernised in the recent past but I could not get in to see it
Hi, Traveller in time !! Thanks for this great report, a fabulous ancient Yew Tree and historic stones. A good video, thanks again. Near us we have the ‘Fortingall Yew Tree’, also worth investigating 🌲🚶♀️☀️. Best wishes, cheers, Don 👋 !
Ah yes the Fortingall Yew could be a rival to the Llangernyw Yew according to some sources and they are so hard to age accurately it cant be argued against I guess, I would love to visit one day and get some footage, glad you enjoyed it as well thanks Don, regards Dale
Yes, i get the point, it's down to wording, I did say 'they are extremely hard to date' so there has to be some estimation regarding ageing, There are also signs of Celtic or pre-Roman stones that could indicate the site is very ancient so does that not convince you?
@@Traveler13 No. And that's because the 4000 - 5000 years apparently comes from David Bellamy who has history of wildly inflating the ages of yew trees - he used carbon dating which is useless as the oldest wood at the heart of the tree rotted away eons ago - so how could he arrive at a 4000 plus figure? A rule of thumb is every 30 years the yew will grow 1 foot - this gives results very close to the Ancient Yew Group's methodology (see their web site). The Llangernyw tree has a girth of 35ft at the base. So 35 × 30 = 1050 years. Plus or minus 5 ft for individual variation. Gives an approx age of 900 - 1200 years. Now that older date could be older still - but over 3000 years older? And an age of say 1200 - 1500 years would place it with the construction of the first church dedicated to St Digain - planting yews in churchyards being a 6th/7th century Irish church practice brought to Wales with Irish monasticism.
@@Traveler13 The 5000 year old claim crops up regularly. In her book 'The God Tree' author J Fry claims that the Defynnog yew tree is that age. The AYG take that claim to task estimating the tree to be a minimum of 1300 years old but unlikely to be more than 2000 years.
Fantastic captures of this old trees. Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching
Hello! This is one of the best videos I have seen today! keep uploading such nice videos. I look forward to more of your videos my friend. Have a wonderful day! 👍
Thank you so much, i appreciate that
Such a splendid and majestic tree...Superb!
Thanks for watching
Very interesting history of the Yew, enjoyed all the more with atmospheric background noises. As usual, amazing facts. Especially like the folk-lore
Sometimes music in the background takes something away from it, glad you liked it Mark, interesting place
Brilliant tree 🙂 I wouldn't be suprised to find some large stones incorporated into the fabric of the church too.
I do remember reading of what remains of an old inscribed stone in the church which was from where the church was modernised in the recent past but I could not get in to see it
Hi, Traveller in time !! Thanks for this great report, a fabulous ancient Yew Tree and historic stones. A good video, thanks again. Near us we have the ‘Fortingall Yew Tree’, also worth investigating 🌲🚶♀️☀️. Best wishes, cheers, Don 👋 !
Ah yes the Fortingall Yew could be a rival to the Llangernyw Yew according to some sources and they are so hard to age accurately it cant be argued against I guess, I would love to visit one day and get some footage, glad you enjoyed it as well thanks Don, regards Dale
Amzing tree. I wouldn't be surprised if it contained a powerful spirit. Altogether a beautiful and magical place, and a story well told.
it was amazing, but it was the throne stone that captured my imagination
Did you hug it dad??? Aparently hugging a tree 🌳 helps ground you xx
Pretty crazy, 900!?And still going!Amazing!
Amazing trees, how they survive
Wow 🤩 that tree is amazing and the stones 👍🏻. Very interesting that it’s thought to be a dolmen, great find and brilliant video 👍🏻
Ps very interesting link you shared 👍🏻
got that book i mentioned just arrived as well, if I happen to find anything more interesting I might do an update
Wow beautiful
Thank you, its an amazing tree
😮wow
it is a wow
wow so beautiful! what a tree....
It is impressive especially for an old bugger
@@Traveler13 I know! It's amazing to think what it could have seen in its life time and it still looks so good for being an old bugger hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🙈
@@bella_Areghostsreal Oh ye so much of human history, no wonder its haunted 😆 😅
The Llangernyw yew tree is 4000 - 5000 years old.
Or.
The Llangernyw yew tree is claimed to be 4000 - 5000 years old.
The two are quite different.
Yes, i get the point, it's down to wording, I did say 'they are extremely hard to date' so there has to be some estimation regarding ageing, There are also signs of Celtic or pre-Roman stones that could indicate the site is very ancient so does that not convince you?
@@Traveler13
No.
And that's because the 4000 - 5000 years apparently comes from David Bellamy who has history of wildly inflating the ages of yew trees - he used carbon dating which is useless as the oldest wood at the heart of the tree rotted away eons ago - so how could he arrive at a 4000 plus figure?
A rule of thumb is every 30 years the yew will grow 1 foot - this gives results very close to the Ancient Yew Group's methodology (see their web site).
The Llangernyw tree has a girth of 35ft at the base.
So 35 × 30 = 1050 years.
Plus or minus 5 ft for individual variation.
Gives an approx age of 900 - 1200 years.
Now that older date could be older still - but over 3000 years older?
And an age of say 1200 - 1500 years would place it with the construction of the first church dedicated to St Digain - planting yews in churchyards being a 6th/7th century Irish church practice brought to Wales with Irish monasticism.
@@Wotsitorlabart i use the Ancient Yew Group's site, very useful, they dobt very often age trees I noticed
@@Traveler13
The 5000 year old claim crops up regularly.
In her book 'The God Tree' author J Fry claims that the Defynnog yew tree is that age.
The AYG take that claim to task estimating the tree to be a minimum of 1300 years old but unlikely to be more than 2000 years.
@@Wotsitorlabart I get what your saying but i'm not completely convinced, its all Conjecture on both sides I think, an interesting mystery😄