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base, and at seven feet it branches ofF into three large main 

 limbs. No. 3 is so covered to the ground with dense foliage, that 

 no very accurate measurements could be taken. These yews are 

 several hundred years old. This place appears to have been of 

 some importance in bygone times. It belonged to an old family 

 named Newalls. The remains of a fine old archway, and a small 

 artificial mound are still to be seen, but no tradition remains 

 at the present day, either regarding the old yew trees themselves, 

 or any historical record of the site or buildings near where 

 they stand. 



In concluding this paper on the old and remarkable Yews in 

 Scotland, it is perhaps proper to state that from our Tabulated 

 List of old specimens, there are probably a number of old 

 and remarkable trees omitted, for the Yew has been very gene- 

 rally distributed over most districts of Scotland at an early 

 date, while in England, also, it is to be found in even greater 

 abundance, and of great antiquity. Many fine old relics in a 

 declinincr state may still be seen at Naworth Castle and at Laner- 

 cost Abbey, near Carlisle. At the former place there is a good tree 

 in a thriving state, growing on a steep bank overlooking a stream 

 just outside the garden wall, measuring 15 feet 11 inches in girth 

 at four feet from the ground, with a bole of 1 1 feet high, when 

 the trunk divides, but one large limb grows in an upright direction 

 till the tree seems to have a bole of 22 feet, afterwards dividing 

 into many large branches. It is 55 feet in height, and although 

 the trunk is giving symptoms of internal decay, it is still a grand 

 old tree. In Lanercost Churchyard, near Naworth, there are two 

 old yews growing near to each other, and not far from the old 

 priory. No. 2 of which is 11 feet 4 inches in girth at four feet from 

 the "round, where its top has been broken off. Its trunk is quite 

 a shell, and one strip is entirely detached, but the bark is growing, 

 and, like the case of the Fortingal tree, is re-uniting over the 

 vacant space. It has a diameter of spread of branches of 38 feet. 

 No. 1 is in better condition, but has not so good and lofty a head. 

 Its trunk is hollow, and is quite broken across at fifteen feet from 

 the ground, but a new head is now forming from numerous side 

 branches which are throwing out healthy growths. It girths 14 

 feet at three feet from the ground, and is fully more at twelve 

 feet. These are extremely picturesque remains. 



Probably one of the finest yew-tree avenues in England at the 

 present day, in good preservation and healthy vigour, is that at 



