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Currie had several literary friends, however, & they may have invented the story as a prank. Nevertheless, the tall tale inspired Edwin Morgan’s poem.
The Fortingall Yew – estimated to be somewhere between 2,000 & 9,000 years old – is real.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortingall_Yew
#Scottish #literature #PontiusPilate #Easter #folklore #fakelore #trees #FortingallYew #AncientTrees
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The story that Pontius Pilate was born in Fortingall (completely ridiculous, since the Romans wouldn’t come near Scotland until 71 CE) seems to have begun not long after Sir Donald Currie, a shipping magnate, bought the Glenlyon estate in 1885. Currie had several literary friends, & they may have invented the story as a prank.
The Fortingall Yew – estimated to be between 2000 and 9000 years old – is real.
https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/fortingall-yew-p2568631
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The Fortingall Yew stands in the churchyard of Fortingall Church near the east end of the attractive village of Fortingall in Perthshire. It is believed to be 5,000 years old and is quite possibly the oldest living thing on Earth. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/fortingall/yew/index.html
#Scotland #FortingallYew #Trees #Yew #Fortingall #Perthshire #UndiscoveredScotland
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The Fortingall Yew stands in the churchyard of Fortingall Church near the east end of the attractive village of Fortingall in Perthshire. It is believed to be 5,000 years old and is quite possibly the oldest living thing on Earth. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/fortingall/yew/index.html
#Scotland #FortingallYew #Trees #Yew #Fortingall #Perthshire #UndiscoveredScotland