Tuesday, 3 April 2018

Yew Tree St Cynog’s Church Defynnog






 This Church was established in 1254 .











Ogham Stones were brought to Wales by Irish monks





  Ogham Stone  inscribed in Pictish*  stands in the Church porch . This stone was acquired from a  Roman Tomb .  

*Pictish is ancient Scots/Irish    .








Yew trees are spread across the Church grounds  . Yew groves were sacred to the Druids. . Branches were cut foliage was used in ceremonies ..

  




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 The tree is growing next to a bronze age mound  .Sepulchral possibly  .The tree may have been  planted by the mound builders . Druids associated yew trees with death and rebirth  . For  them yew trees were  a source of serious Juju