Ancient Yew Tree burrows Through Limestone close to the Dvils's Pulpit in the Wye Valley.
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Devil's Pulpit, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.More information:
While the area was being quarried for its limestone, the quarrymen chose to spare this yew. It presents an extraordinary spectacle, allowing us to see a root system burrowing through and around layers of limestone. But it is not for the yew that thousands visit this site, reached after a short, steep, walk from Tintern Abbey. For most the reward is to stand on a rocky outcrop looking down on the grand spectacle of Tintern Abbey and the Wye Valley. It is here that the devil is supposed to have lured monks away from the monastery.