The reverence (not worship, as many mistakenly pronounce) of great old trees – be they oaks, ash, or the witch-ridden elders – is universal and found in all cultures. Equally so in the British Isles. Trees were imbued with spirits of various forms and were the focus of rites and moots; as well as the source of a great many medicines. Their reverence was as much an integral part of the cosmos as stones, wells, streams, mountains, etc.
- Adam & Eve’s Oak, Brierley - see Adam’s Oak
- Adam’s Oak, Brierley, South Yorkshire
- Druid’s Oak, Caton, Lancashire
- Fair-Haia, Carlton, West Yorkshire
- Fortingall Yew, Glen Lyon, Perthshire
- Gospel Oak, Hanborough, Oxfordshire
- Trysting Tree, Harthill, South Yorkshire
© Paul Bennett, The Northern Antiquarian
