The venerable Yew at Pitmedden House

It was  a lovely Summer's day at Pitmedden Garden, with the thermometer reading a quite remarkable 22 degrees!
The Great Garden dates back to 1675 when it was originally laid out by Sir Alexander Seton, a retired Court of Session judge in the reign of James VII/II. This venerable Yew tree  goes back to that time. Sir Alexander's head gardener had designed gardens at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh and was greatly influenced by the French Palace of Versailles. 
In the 1950s Pitmedden was gifted to the National Trust for Scotland who re-created the garden based on 17th-century plans after it was ploughed up to grow vegetables during the Second World War and used as a kitchen garden for over 100 years.