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Tuesday, September 07, 2004
Where have Yew been?
This past weekend saw us take a trip up Glen Lyon. GLen Lyon starts just north of Aberfeldy and continues west for miles and miles with mostly single track roads. It is an amazingly wild and craggy glen with a lovely mix of fields, forest, river gorges and mountains.
At Fortingall not long into the glen grows the Fortingall Yew. A gnarly old yew tree reputed to be anywhere between 3000-5000 years old, it is the oldest living organism in the UK. Legend has it that Pontius Pilate was also born here. Whether or not this is true, it is nice to think that a Perthshire man was responsible for the crucifiction.
Next door to all this is the Fortingall Hotel. A lovely looking hotel that I quite fancy a night or two in so that I can explore this glen in more detail, and perhaps climb some of the many hills surrounding it.
About half way up the glen a road swings left and up and up over the pass to the Ben Lawers visitor centre, then down to the side of Loch Tay from where you can head back east to Aberfeldy, or west to Killin.
It's a fantastic day out and highly recommended.
At Fortingall not long into the glen grows the Fortingall Yew. A gnarly old yew tree reputed to be anywhere between 3000-5000 years old, it is the oldest living organism in the UK. Legend has it that Pontius Pilate was also born here. Whether or not this is true, it is nice to think that a Perthshire man was responsible for the crucifiction.
Next door to all this is the Fortingall Hotel. A lovely looking hotel that I quite fancy a night or two in so that I can explore this glen in more detail, and perhaps climb some of the many hills surrounding it.
About half way up the glen a road swings left and up and up over the pass to the Ben Lawers visitor centre, then down to the side of Loch Tay from where you can head back east to Aberfeldy, or west to Killin.
It's a fantastic day out and highly recommended.
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