The Hawes Inn Yew
Location: In garden of Hawes Inn Public
House, New Hailes Road, South Queensferry (NT 137 784)
Species: Yew (Taxus baccata)
Access: Pub and beer garden is open to the public. Tree can also be viewed from public
footpath.
This old Yew tree is approximately
200 years old and of considerable size. It is one of the largest Yew trees
in Edinburgh with a diameter of 173cm. Walter Scott described the Hawes
Inn in his novel 'Antiquary' and Robert Louis Stevenson wrote part of
'Kidnapped' there. The tree would have been in existence when Stevenson
stayed there.
Photo Donald Rodger
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Corstorphine Sycamore
Location:
Corstorphine Kirk, Corstorphine High Street. (NT 200 727)
Species: Corstorphine Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus 'Corstorphinense')
Access: Churchyard is open to the public.
A descendant of one of Edinburgh's most famous trees, The Corstorphine Sycamore. This
fine mature specimen with its distinctive early flush of yellow foliage,
takes its name from the Edinburgh suburb where it first originated. The
original tree, despite being almost destroyed in the Boxing Day gale of
1998 still survives and can be found at the corner of North Saughton Road
and Dovecot Road, within the wall of South Lodge. This
is a tree with a uniquely Scottish pedigree and which was to become a
widely planted variety throughout the UK and beyond.
Photo Alan Laughlin
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