Yew tree cottage

Situated under the ramparts of Dolforwyn Castle, near Abermule in the Welsh county of Powys in the United Kingdom, Yew tree Cottage is a part 17th century timber-framed structure which once belonged to the celebrated antiquarian John Davies Knatchbull Lloyd.

It is home to the Dolforwyn yew tree (taxus baccata}, listed among the 850 most significant yews of England and Wales [http://www.ancient-yew.org] . The Dolforwyn yew has a girth of more than 18 feet making it according to dating graphs more than a thousand years old, and much older than the castle above.

It is associated with a well 13 feet distant, which has a depth of more than 20 feet hewn through solid bedrock. It has been conjectured that this may be a Holy well since sacred wells were often associated with yews.

The Dolforwyn yew is female and has small white flowers followed by very poisonous red berries.